Van Zyl Charlize's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaPeak rating 17049 games
Van Zyl Charlize, from South Africa, has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Van Zyl Charlize most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As Black4 games · +2 =1 −1 · 63%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c5
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