Karl McPhillips's chess openings
FM🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2163115 games
Karl McPhillips, FIDE Master from Ireland, has 115 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karl McPhillips most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White42 games · +16 =13 −13 · 54%
As Black73 games · +20 =16 −37 · 38%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%42 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%27 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense25%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%16 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bg4
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