Niels Willems's chess openings
FM🇫🇷 FranceFIDE 2394230 games
Niels Willems, FIDE Master from France, has 230 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Niels Willems most often opens with 1.c4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White115 games · +56 =37 −22 · 65%
As Black115 games · +34 =51 −30 · 52%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening85%98 games · scores 68% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening10%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense68%40 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game15%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%35 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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