Colin Anderson McNab's chess openings
GM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 24021,015 games
Colin Anderson McNab, Grandmaster from Scotland, has 1,015 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Colin Anderson McNab most often opens with 1.c4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White544 games · +229 =210 −105 · 61%
As Black471 games · +145 =188 −138 · 51%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening75%410 games · scores 64% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%118 games · scores 54% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense87%237 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%19 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense4%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d695%146 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense5%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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