Neil R McDonald's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2388828 games
Neil R McDonald, Grandmaster from England, has 828 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Neil R McDonald most often opens with 1.e4 (87% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White419 games · +205 =125 −89 · 64%
As Black409 games · +139 =162 −108 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening87%365 games · scores 65% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%25 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense75%159 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense13%28 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense6%12 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%47 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%41 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense21%26 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
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