Mike Van Renen's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 203921 games
Mike Van Renen, from Australia, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mike Van Renen most often opens with 1.Nc3 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +3 =2 −6 · 36%
As Black10 games · +2 =3 −5 · 35%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening82%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bg5 h6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c6
- 1...d650%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 g6
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