Ben Nguku Namale's chess openings
CM🇰🇪 KenyaFIDE 208325 games
Ben Nguku Namale, Candidate Master from Kenya, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ben Nguku Namale most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White12 games · +5 =0 −7 · 42%
As Black13 games · +5 =1 −7 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense78%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense22%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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