Maurice McCarthy's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 198524 games
Maurice McCarthy, from Wales, has 24 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Maurice McCarthy most often opens with 1.d4 (69% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White13 games · +7 =3 −3 · 65%
As Black11 games · +4 =2 −5 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening69%9 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening31%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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