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Gary McGowan's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 22158 games

Gary McGowan, from United States, has 8 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gary McGowan most often opens with 1.c4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense.

As White5 games · +1 =2 −2 · 40%
As Black3 games · +1 =1 −1 · 50%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening100%
    5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nf3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...g6 Modern Defense67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5

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