Van Dongen, C1's chess openings
🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 235253 games
Van Dongen, C1, from Netherlands, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Dongen, C1 most often opens with 1.c4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White31 games · +16 =9 −6 · 66%
As Black22 games · +7 =9 −6 · 52%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening90%28 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.b4 cxb4 3.a3 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense29%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e6 French Defense18%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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