Michael MacDonald Ross's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 211759 games
Michael MacDonald Ross, from England, has 59 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael MacDonald Ross most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White25 games · +6 =11 −8 · 46%
As Black34 games · +4 =16 −14 · 35%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%25 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense73%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e6 French Defense13%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d6 3.e4 c6
- 1...d5 Closed Game14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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