Willem Van Melkebeke's chess openings
🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 204152 games
Willem Van Melkebeke, from Belgium, has 52 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Willem Van Melkebeke most often opens with 1.e4 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +6 =11 −8 · 46%
As Black27 games · +11 =5 −11 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening84%21 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening12%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nc3 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%13 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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