Angus McDonald's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 166136 games
Angus McDonald, from Scotland, has 36 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Angus McDonald most often opens with 1.e4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White17 games · +6 =3 −8 · 44%
As Black19 games · +5 =3 −11 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening53%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening47%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game67%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense17%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 Qc7 3.Bd3 d6
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 e6 3.e3 Bd6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
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