Duncan McDonald's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 183157 games
Duncan McDonald, from New Zealand, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Duncan McDonald most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White28 games · +15 =5 −8 · 63%
As Black29 games · +14 =6 −9 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%28 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%13 games · scores 69% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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