McKenzie Archibald's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 172437 games
McKenzie Archibald, from Wales, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, McKenzie Archibald most often opens with 1.d4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White19 games · +4 =4 −11 · 32%
As Black18 games · +6 =3 −9 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%18 games · scores 28% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense90%9 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bf4 Bf5
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