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Kevin O'Shea's chess openings

🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 203549 games

Kevin O'Shea, from Ireland, has 49 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kevin O'Shea most often opens with 1.e4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White25 games · +3 =12 −10 · 36%
As Black24 games · +4 =9 −11 · 35%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%
    23 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
  2. 1.g3 Hungarian Opening4%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.g3 e5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e4 d6 3.Bb5+ Nd7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%
    9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense17%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  3. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Nxd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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