MACHONA TICHAONA's chess openings
🇿🇼 ZimbabweFIDE 186621 games
MACHONA TICHAONA, from Zimbabwe, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, MACHONA TICHAONA most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White9 games · +1 =4 −4 · 33%
As Black12 games · +6 =0 −6 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening22%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense100%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 a6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3 e6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense25%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 cxd4 3.cxd4 d5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 Bf5
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