Leonard J McLaren's chess openings
FM🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 2026128 games
Leonard J McLaren, FIDE Master from New Zealand, has 128 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Leonard J McLaren most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White62 games · +30 =12 −20 · 58%
As Black66 games · +31 =16 −19 · 59%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%59 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening3%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense59%19 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense28%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense13%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%22 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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