Ian McDonald's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 202291 games
Ian McDonald, from Scotland, has 91 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ian McDonald most often opens with 1.d4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White46 games · +20 =8 −18 · 52%
As Black45 games · +19 =10 −16 · 53%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening54%25 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%21 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game59%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense36%8 games · scores 88% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d654%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense23%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game23%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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