Macrae, J's chess openings
Peak rating 1790147 games
Macrae, J has 147 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Macrae, J most often opens with 1.d4 (64% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White62 games · +17 =15 −30 · 40%
As Black85 games · +11 =11 −63 · 19%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening64%39 games · scores 37% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening15%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack13%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 f5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense63%37 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense12%7 games · scores 14% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game10%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game65%11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...b6 English Defense24%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 b6 2.e4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense12%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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