Sean Murphy's chess openings
Peak rating 196420 games
Sean Murphy has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sean Murphy most often opens with 1.d4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White10 games · +5 =0 −5 · 50%
As Black10 games · +0 =2 −8 · 10%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening60%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening40%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 g6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.c4 e6
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