Mahdi Irwan's chess openings
8 games
Mahdi Irwan has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mahdi Irwan most often opens with 1.Nc3 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White5 games · +1 =2 −2 · 40%
As Black3 games · +1 =1 −1 · 50%
As White
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening100%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nc3 d5 2.d4 Bf5 3.Bf4 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.d3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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