Gerard O'Connell's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 2012281 games
Gerard O'Connell, from Ireland, has 281 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Gerard O'Connell most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White139 games · +62 =33 −44 · 56%
As Black142 games · +46 =34 −62 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%137 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 d6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense98%65 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%52 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
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