Van Essen, M's chess openings
CM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 217633 games
Van Essen, M, Candidate Master from Netherlands, has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Essen, M most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +4 =4 −8 · 38%
As Black17 games · +4 =3 −10 · 32%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game57%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense43%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e517%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Nc6 3.Nf3 Qe7
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