Ismaeel Lagardien's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 185427 games
Ismaeel Lagardien, from South Africa, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ismaeel Lagardien most often opens with 1.d4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +2 =3 −7 · 29%
As Black15 games · +2 =5 −8 · 30%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening58%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening42%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense60%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.b3 d5 3.Bb2 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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