Donald Van der Westhuizen's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 176017 games
Donald Van der Westhuizen, from South Africa, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald Van der Westhuizen most often opens with 1.d4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +3 =0 −7 · 30%
As Black7 games · +1 =2 −4 · 29%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening90%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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