Daniel McGowan's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2117206 games
Daniel McGowan, from Scotland, has 206 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Daniel McGowan most often opens with 1.e4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White105 games · +28 =46 −31 · 49%
As Black101 games · +23 =36 −42 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening90%94 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense98%57 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense60%15 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense36%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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