Duncan MacDonald's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 191531 games
Duncan MacDonald, from Wales, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Duncan MacDonald most often opens with 1.c4 (100% 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 White16 games · +6 =1 −9 · 41%
As Black15 games · +4 =2 −9 · 33%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening100%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense71%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense29%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense83%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1...d5 Closed Game17%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 Nc6
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