MacDonald, C's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 215237 games
MacDonald, C, from Scotland, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, MacDonald, C most often opens with 1.c4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White22 games · +7 =7 −8 · 48%
As Black15 games · +2 =3 −10 · 23%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening82%18 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game44%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense11%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
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