Van Opstal, R.'s chess openings
17 games
Van Opstal, R. has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Opstal, R. most often opens with 1.e4 (89% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White9 games · +1 =4 −4 · 33%
As Black8 games · +4 =2 −2 · 63%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening89%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening11%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.b3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c3 d6
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