Xolani Cebo Mathebula's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 185730 games
Xolani Cebo Mathebula, from South Africa, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Xolani Cebo Mathebula most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +8 =3 −3 · 68%
As Black16 games · +4 =5 −7 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.d3 e5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Bd3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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