Thapelo Francis's chess openings
WFM🇧🇼 BotswanaFIDE 175445 games
Thapelo Francis, Woman FIDE Master from Botswana, has 45 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thapelo Francis most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +9 =6 −5 · 60%
As Black25 games · +6 =11 −8 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%18 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Bf4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game73%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense55%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 c6 3.c3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense18%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Bf4 Nf6
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