Donald Mason's chess openings
Peak rating 229529 games
Donald Mason has 29 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Donald Mason most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White15 games · +4 =7 −4 · 50%
As Black14 games · +3 =7 −4 · 46%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.c4 English Opening20%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 d5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 dxc4
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