Paul Van Zon's chess openings
🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 199527 games
Paul Van Zon, from Netherlands, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul Van Zon most often opens with 1.Nf3 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +5 =3 −6 · 46%
As Black13 games · +2 =7 −4 · 42%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening57%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening43%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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