Paul McMahon's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 187069 games
Paul McMahon, from England, has 69 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Paul McMahon most often opens with 1.e4 (81% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White31 games · +12 =8 −11 · 52%
As Black38 games · +6 =11 −21 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening81%25 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening13%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
- 1.Nc3 Van Geet Opening6%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nc3 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.e4 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense39%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4
- 1...e6 French Defense22%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 d5
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