Theo D Van Scheltinga's chess openings
Peak rating 2370401 games
Theo D Van Scheltinga has 401 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Theo D Van Scheltinga most often opens with 1.d4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White180 games · +52 =80 −48 · 51%
As Black221 games · +53 =85 −83 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening73%131 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%23 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening8%15 games · scores 53% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%56 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game29%29 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense13%13 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense53%40 games · scores 35% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game46%35 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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