Linda Dalitso Shaba's chess openings
WFM🇿🇼 ZimbabweFIDE 1893110 games
Linda Dalitso Shaba, Woman FIDE Master from Zimbabwe, has 110 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Linda Dalitso Shaba most often opens with 1.d4 (42% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White48 games · +19 =10 −19 · 50%
As Black62 games · +22 =13 −27 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening42%20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening29%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.Nf3 Nc6 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense72%18 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game28%7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense67%18 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 d5
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