John TH Van der Wiel's chess openings
GM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 23731,844 games
John TH Van der Wiel, Grandmaster from Netherlands, has 1,844 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John TH Van der Wiel most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White992 games · +370 =490 −132 · 62%
As Black852 games · +191 =446 −215 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%965 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening1%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%261 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game16%61 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense8%32 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%283 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game5%18 games · scores 47% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...d64%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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