Ian W Mackay's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 177310 games
Ian W Mackay, from England, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian W Mackay most often opens with 1.c4 (80% 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 White5 games · +1 =0 −4 · 20%
As Black5 games · +1 =3 −1 · 50%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening80%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 Nc6
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening20%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.g3 d5 2.Bg2 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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