Hishaam Essop's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 190226 games
Hishaam Essop, from South Africa, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hishaam Essop most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White11 games · +3 =2 −6 · 36%
As Black15 games · +3 =1 −11 · 23%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game100%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
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