Shali Itembu's chess openings
🇳🇦 NamibiaFIDE 160111 games
Shali Itembu, from Namibia, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shali Itembu most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +1 =0 −4 · 20%
As Black6 games · +2 =0 −4 · 33%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.e3 Bb7 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 d5 3.Bd3 e6
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