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Van't Kruijs Opening

A00For White

1. e3

A line for White. Every figure below is computed separately for each rating band, and every one carries its own sample size.

Win rate, White
46.7%47.4%47.4%47.3%
Band 600, n = 127,956Band 1000, n = 290,446Band 1400, n = 175,330Band 1800, n = 252,191
Blunder rate
40.3%36.3%36.4%31.5%
Band median 44.6%Band median 42.9%Band median 40.0%Band median 36.4%
Tier
BBBB
White, band 600White, band 1000White, band 1400White, band 1800
Share of games
3.0%2.1%1.6%1.2%
Of band 600 gamesOf band 1000 gamesOf band 1400 gamesOf band 1800 games
Every band, source period 2026-05
BandWhiteDrawBlackBlunderBook exitGamesTier
60046.7%5.4%47.9%40.3%ply 1.0127,956B
100047.4%3.9%48.7%36.3%ply 1.0290,446B
140047.4%3.9%48.8%36.4%ply 1.0175,330B
180047.3%4.2%48.5%31.5%ply 1.0252,191B

Results by band

What it actually does, band by band.

All four bands are on the page. The one matching your rating is marked. Nothing here is averaged across bands.

600Your bandB at 600Blunder rate 40.3%, band median 44.6%

At 600, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 46.7% for White across 127,956 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 40.3% include an early material blunder (206 games at 600).

1000Your bandB at 1000Blunder rate 36.3%, band median 42.9%

At 1000, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 47.4% for White across 290,446 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 36.3% include an early material blunder (573 games at 1000).

1400Your bandB at 1400Blunder rate 36.4%, band median 40.0%

At 1400, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 47.4% for White across 175,330 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 36.4% include an early material blunder (360 games at 1400).

1800Your bandB at 1800Blunder rate 31.5%, band median 36.4%

At 1800, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 47.3% for White across 252,191 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 31.5% include an early material blunder (461 games at 1800).

Questions

Common questions about this page.

At 600, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 46.7% for White across 127,956 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 40.3% include an early material blunder (206 games at 600).

At 1000, the Van't Kruijs Opening scores 47.4% for White across 290,446 games. That is close to the average at this level. Games in this line leave known theory around move 1 on average, and 36.3% include an early material blunder (573 games at 1000).

The Van't Kruijs Opening (A00) is a line for White. The main line runs 1. e3.