Joel Van der Werf's chess openings
🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 214571 games
Joel Van der Werf, from Netherlands, has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joel Van der Werf most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White36 games · +13 =10 −13 · 50%
As Black35 games · +11 =10 −14 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%24 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 a6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%10 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense24%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game18%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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