Lucas Van Foreest's chess openings
GM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 25541,417 games
Lucas Van Foreest, Grandmaster from Netherlands, has 1,417 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lucas Van Foreest most often opens with 1.e4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White703 games · +326 =230 −147 · 63%
As Black714 games · +253 =252 −209 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening55%381 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%210 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%43 games · scores 69% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game74%228 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%35 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...b54%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 b5 2.Bxb5 Bb7 3.Nc3 f5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense59%149 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game28%70 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%13 games · scores 81% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
Playing Lucas Van Foreest soon?
ChessPrep shows every line Lucas Van Foreest plays as White and as Black, where they score worst, and how your own openings cover them — then drills your answers.
Prepare in ChessPrep