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Johannes Manyedi Mabusela's chess openings

IM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2138234 games

Johannes Manyedi Mabusela, International Master from South Africa, has 234 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Johannes Manyedi Mabusela most often opens with 1.d4 (65% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White108 games · +50 =31 −27 · 61%
As Black126 games · +38 =45 −43 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening65%
    70 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening31%
    34 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 Bg4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense67%
    38 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense18%
    10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game9%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%
    39 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game5%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense2%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.Nbd2 c5

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