Thato Matshego's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 155818 games
Thato Matshego, from South Africa, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Thato Matshego most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White9 games · +2 =3 −4 · 39%
As Black9 games · +3 =1 −5 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense60%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- 1...e5 Open Game20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 d6 3.f4 Nc6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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