Selim Essai's chess openings
🇯🇵 Japan23 games
Selim Essai, from Japan, has 23 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Selim Essai most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White12 games · +4 =0 −8 · 33%
As Black11 games · +7 =1 −3 · 68%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense100%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d6100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 g6
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