Geert Van der Stricht's chess openings
IM🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 2270821 games
Geert Van der Stricht, International Master from Belgium, has 821 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Geert Van der Stricht most often opens with 1.d4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White424 games · +174 =161 −89 · 60%
As Black397 games · +140 =144 −113 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening98%415 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%209 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game0%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Na4 Bxf2+
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%90 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%13 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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