Roderick M McKay's chess openings
IM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2154373 games
Roderick M McKay, International Master from Scotland, has 373 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Roderick M McKay most often opens with 1.e4 (34% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White184 games · +76 =61 −47 · 58%
As Black189 games · +73 =56 −60 · 53%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening34%62 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening30%55 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening12%22 games · scores 55% · main line 1.f4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense55%52 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense15%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d638%21 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 f5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%18 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense25%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 g6
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