Verhelst, J's chess openings
🇧🇪 BelgiumFIDE 206754 games
Verhelst, J, from Belgium, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Verhelst, J most often opens with 1.c4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White25 games · +4 =8 −13 · 32%
As Black29 games · +9 =5 −15 · 40%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening80%20 games · scores 33% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%11 games · scores 23% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game79%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense21%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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