Matthew McLachlan's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 201530 games
Matthew McLachlan, from England, has 30 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew McLachlan most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White16 games · +7 =2 −7 · 50%
As Black14 games · +6 =1 −7 · 46%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense71%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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