James F McLaughlin's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 189916 games
James F McLaughlin, from United States, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, James F McLaughlin most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White8 games · +1 =4 −3 · 38%
As Black8 games · +0 =3 −5 · 19%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.c4 English Opening25%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game60%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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