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Ian Mahoney's chess openings

🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 191118 games

Ian Mahoney, from Canada, has 18 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian Mahoney most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White8 games · +1 =2 −5 · 25%
As Black10 games · +0 =3 −7 · 15%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 d5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game33%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game60%
    3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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