Ismail, Sh's chess openings
FM🇪🇬 EgyptFIDE 218214 games
Ismail, Sh, FIDE Master from Egypt, has 14 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ismail, Sh most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White6 games · +2 =1 −3 · 42%
As Black8 games · +0 =3 −5 · 19%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
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