Ian D MacKay's chess openings
FM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 228951 games
Ian D MacKay, FIDE Master from Scotland, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian D MacKay most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White26 games · +5 =11 −10 · 40%
As Black25 games · +11 =5 −9 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening35%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense70%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense10%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game50%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 c5 3.d5 Qb6
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