Van der Velden, B's chess openings
CM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 212484 games
Van der Velden, B, Candidate Master from Netherlands, has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van der Velden, B most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White45 games · +20 =12 −13 · 58%
As Black39 games · +10 =7 −22 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%43 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game73%11 games · scores 27% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense27%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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