Nathan Ateka's chess openings
🇰🇪 KenyaFIDE 213142 games
Nathan Ateka, from Kenya, has 42 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Nathan Ateka most often opens with 1.e4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +12 =2 −8 · 59%
As Black20 games · +6 =3 −11 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening64%14 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening23%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense80%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense20%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.cxd5 exd5
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