Patrick Van Dongen's chess openings
FM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 2312151 games
Patrick Van Dongen, FIDE Master from France, has 151 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Patrick Van Dongen most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White88 games · +33 =18 −37 · 48%
As Black63 games · +26 =13 −24 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%63 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%16 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.Nf3 e6 2.e4 c5 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense32%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense18%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.g3 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense33%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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