Van Ketel, R's chess openings
FM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2233200 games
Van Ketel, R, FIDE Master from Netherlands, has 200 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Ketel, R most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White104 games · +46 =23 −35 · 55%
As Black96 games · +28 =30 −38 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%103 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%53 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense87%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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