David Murray's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2084247 games
David Murray, from Ireland, has 247 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, David Murray most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White125 games · +46 =31 −48 · 49%
As Black122 games · +30 =23 −69 · 34%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%106 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening11%14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1.c4 English Opening3%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 b6 2.Nc3 Bb7 3.e4 e5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%27 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game26%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense15%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%43 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 b6
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