Shane Melaugh's chess openings
FM🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2147601 games
Shane Melaugh, FIDE Master from Ireland, has 601 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shane Melaugh most often opens with 1.c4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White296 games · +115 =46 −135 · 47%
As Black305 games · +104 =35 −166 · 40%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening61%180 games · scores 48% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening29%84 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense48%67 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense34%48 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense15%21 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense76%81 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense8%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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