Murray G Chandler's chess openings
GM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 25181,350 games
Murray G Chandler, Grandmaster from New Zealand, has 1,350 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Murray G Chandler most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White739 games · +345 =275 −119 · 65%
As Black611 games · +208 =250 −153 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%645 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%76 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.c4 English Opening2%12 games · scores 63% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense68%187 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense15%40 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%24 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense77%185 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%49 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense1%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
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