Derek McCormack's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 192367 games
Derek McCormack, from Scotland, has 67 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Derek McCormack most often opens with 1.d4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White34 games · +11 =12 −11 · 50%
As Black33 games · +14 =6 −13 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening88%30 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening12%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 c5 3.Nd2 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense91%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game70%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 a6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense30%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Bb4+
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