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Leo Malcolm's chess openings

🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 177538 games

Leo Malcolm, from New Zealand, has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Leo Malcolm most often opens with 1.e4 (72% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White18 games · +6 =1 −11 · 36%
As Black20 games · +6 =1 −13 · 33%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening72%
    13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening17%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
  3. 1.c4 English Opening6%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game50%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense38%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game44%
    4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bf4 f6
  2. 1...f5 Dutch Defense22%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e6
  3. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense11%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5

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