Anika Du Plessis's chess openings
WIM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 179151 games
Anika Du Plessis, Woman International Master from South Africa, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Anika Du Plessis most often opens with 1.e4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White26 games · +8 =7 −11 · 44%
As Black25 games · +5 =4 −16 · 28%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening62%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening35%9 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.g3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense45%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
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