James J McDonnell's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 1802126 games
James J McDonnell, from Ireland, has 126 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James J McDonnell 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 White69 games · +16 =11 −42 · 31%
As Black57 games · +13 =16 −28 · 37%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%69 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense97%34 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game94%17 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense6%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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