Matthew J Obrien's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2094265 games
Matthew J Obrien, from United States, has 265 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Matthew J Obrien most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White118 games · +41 =7 −70 · 38%
As Black147 games · +50 =12 −85 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%118 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense93%66 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense6%4 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...e5 Open Game1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%39 games · scores 32% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game11%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.g3 cxd4
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