Damian McCarthy's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1886111 games
Damian McCarthy, from England, has 111 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Damian McCarthy most often opens with 1.e4 (98% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White56 games · +19 =19 −18 · 51%
As Black55 games · +14 =16 −25 · 40%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening98%55 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense92%23 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game8%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense78%14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1...d5 Closed Game22%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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