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John Mukabi's chess openings

CM🇰🇪 KenyaFIDE 179167 games

John Mukabi, Candidate Master from Kenya, has 67 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Mukabi most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White32 games · +12 =10 −10 · 53%
As Black35 games · +8 =11 −16 · 39%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%
    29 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening6%
    2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6 3.g3 g6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%
    17 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game28%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game71%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense29%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5

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