Ethan McGrath's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 175431 games
Ethan McGrath, from Wales, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ethan McGrath most often opens with 1.c4 (71% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White14 games · +3 =5 −6 · 39%
As Black17 games · +8 =3 −6 · 56%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening71%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 Be7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening21%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening7%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.e4 d6 3.d4 Nbd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense70%7 games · scores 79% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e6 French Defense20%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 h6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense10%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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