Reuben Salimu's chess openings
🇿🇼 ZimbabweFIDE 186749 games
Reuben Salimu, from Zimbabwe, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Reuben Salimu most often opens with 1.e4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White22 games · +3 =8 −11 · 32%
As Black27 games · +9 =6 −12 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening55%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening36%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 e6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 Nxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense25%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Ne2 Nf6 3.Nbc3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game63%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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