Joseph Xavier Nyambalo's chess openings
CM🇲🇼 MalawiFIDE 203160 games
Joseph Xavier Nyambalo, Candidate Master from Malawi, has 60 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joseph Xavier Nyambalo most often opens with 1.c4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White30 games · +10 =12 −8 · 53%
As Black30 games · +8 =4 −18 · 33%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening43%13 games · scores 62% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening13%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game18%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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