Mark R Burgess's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 226084 games
Mark R Burgess, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 84 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark R Burgess most often opens with 1.Nf3 (84% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White32 games · +14 =6 −12 · 53%
As Black52 games · +14 =9 −29 · 36%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening84%27 games · scores 52% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 c6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense61%17 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e6 French Defense39%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%18 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense18%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
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