Jose Cambando's chess openings
CM🇦🇴 AngolaFIDE 210884 games
Jose Cambando, Candidate Master from Angola, has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Jose Cambando most often opens with 1.Nf3 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White40 games · +12 =9 −19 · 41%
As Black44 games · +17 =4 −23 · 43%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening49%19 games · scores 53% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening28%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game19%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense12%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1...d67%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Nbd7
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