Van der Wal, F's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 182654 games
Van der Wal, F, from Australia, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van der Wal, F most often opens with 1.Nf3 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White26 games · +7 =8 −11 · 42%
As Black28 games · +6 =7 −15 · 34%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening92%24 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 d4 3.g3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game46%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense31%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense15%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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