John McGregor's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 185826 games
John McGregor, from Wales, has 26 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John McGregor 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 White14 games · +4 =5 −5 · 46%
As Black12 games · +1 =5 −6 · 29%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%14 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense83%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 c5
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