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Ishmael Mlambo's chess openings

🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 18708 games

Ishmael Mlambo, from South Africa, has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ishmael Mlambo most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White4 games · +0 =0 −4 · 0%
As Black4 games · +2 =1 −1 · 63%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening25%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.e3 d5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

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