David McTavish's chess openings
🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 222466 games
David McTavish, from Canada, has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David McTavish most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +10 =12 −11 · 48%
As Black33 games · +9 =10 −14 · 42%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%29 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense58%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense11%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game11%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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