Shivan Murdochy's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 198838 games
Shivan Murdochy, from Scotland, has 38 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Shivan Murdochy most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White21 games · +5 =8 −8 · 43%
As Black17 games · +4 =7 −6 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%21 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense56%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense57%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 b6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense43%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 d5
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