Prince Mthembu's chess openings
🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 186813 games
Prince Mthembu, from South Africa, has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Prince Mthembu most often opens with 1.e4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +5 =0 −2 · 71%
As Black6 games · +3 =2 −1 · 67%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening86%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c3 d6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 b5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Qb6
- 1...e5 Open Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Qe2 c5 3.b3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
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