Michael Van Zyl's chess openings
9 games
Michael Van Zyl has 9 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Van Zyl most often opens with 1.Nf3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White4 games · +3 =0 −1 · 75%
As Black5 games · +2 =0 −3 · 40%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening100%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Bc4 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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