Lauren Van Niekerk's chess openings
WFM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 176828 games
Lauren Van Niekerk, Woman FIDE Master from South Africa, has 28 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Lauren Van Niekerk most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White12 games · +3 =3 −6 · 38%
As Black16 games · +1 =3 −12 · 16%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%12 games · scores 8% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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