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Francois Oberholzer's chess openings

FM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 2056120 games

Francois Oberholzer, FIDE Master from South Africa, has 120 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Francois Oberholzer most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White57 games · +18 =12 −27 · 42%
As Black63 games · +15 =18 −30 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%
    55 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense73%
    22 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d6 Pirc Defense23%
    7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...e5 Open Game3%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%
    22 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game12%
    3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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