Donald J Mason's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 2036437 games
Donald J Mason, from England, has 437 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald J Mason most often opens with 1.e4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White216 games · +69 =90 −57 · 53%
As Black221 games · +62 =76 −83 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening57%124 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%67 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening9%20 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense59%60 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game17%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense76%58 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense12%9 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game9%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
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