Donald Macfarlane's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 218946 games
Donald Macfarlane, from England, has 46 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald Macfarlane most often opens with 1.c4 (91% 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 White23 games · +13 =4 −6 · 65%
As Black23 games · +4 =13 −6 · 46%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening91%21 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense67%4 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense17%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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