Colin Menzies's chess openings
FM🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 215866 games
Colin Menzies, FIDE Master from Ireland, has 66 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Colin Menzies most often opens with 1.Nf3 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White35 games · +15 =5 −15 · 50%
As Black31 games · +12 =7 −12 · 50%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening63%22 games · scores 41% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.b3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening31%11 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.Nc3 Nxc3
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense47%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e5 Open Game13%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense27%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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