Charlize Van Zyl's chess openings
WIM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 196391 games
Charlize Van Zyl, Woman International Master from South Africa, has 91 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Charlize Van Zyl most often opens with 1.d4 (78% 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 White45 games · +15 =8 −22 · 42%
As Black46 games · +13 =10 −23 · 39%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening78%35 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 e6
- 1.c4 English Opening20%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense52%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game41%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game57%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
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