Sello Mahlangu's chess openings
CM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 202027 games
Sello Mahlangu, Candidate Master from South Africa, has 27 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sello Mahlangu most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White14 games · +6 =3 −5 · 54%
As Black13 games · +7 =2 −4 · 62%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening36%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game60%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1...d620%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5
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