Shane Matthews's chess openings
IM🇯🇲 JamaicaFIDE 2205164 games
Shane Matthews, International Master from Jamaica, has 164 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shane Matthews most often opens with 1.e4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White85 games · +33 =20 −32 · 51%
As Black79 games · +24 =20 −35 · 43%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening96%81 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 c5 3.e3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%40 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...e5 Open Game2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense84%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense5%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 b6
- 1...d65%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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