Mc Laren, L's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2026143 games
Mc Laren, L, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 143 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mc Laren, L most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White71 games · +37 =19 −15 · 65%
As Black72 games · +33 =23 −16 · 62%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%71 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%35 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%32 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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