Shem Ngugi's chess openings
🇰🇪 KenyaFIDE 148110 games
Shem Ngugi, from Kenya, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shem Ngugi most often opens with 1.c4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White5 games · +0 =1 −4 · 10%
As Black5 games · +0 =1 −4 · 10%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening80%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.f4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3 d5
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