Michael Van Schaik's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 167915 games
Michael Van Schaik, from South Africa, has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Van Schaik most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +4 =2 −2 · 63%
As Black7 games · +1 =0 −6 · 14%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%6 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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