Luke J McShane's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 26071,659 games
Luke J McShane, Grandmaster from England, has 1,659 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Luke J McShane most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White844 games · +406 =275 −163 · 64%
As Black815 games · +289 =302 −224 · 54%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%744 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%50 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%23 games · scores 65% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 e6 3.Bg2 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game50%188 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense40%149 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense82%261 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game12%37 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense3%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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