Hugh W Murphy's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 1986142 games
Hugh W Murphy, from England, has 142 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Hugh W Murphy most often opens with 1.e4 (59% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White73 games · +24 =19 −30 · 46%
As Black69 games · +29 =10 −30 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening59%43 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening41%30 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense87%27 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game10%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game48%11 games · scores 41% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense35%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense9%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6
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