James McCormick's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 220215 games
James McCormick, from United States, has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James McCormick most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White10 games · +3 =2 −5 · 40%
As Black5 games · +1 =0 −4 · 20%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.c4 English Opening10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Nc3 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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