Mark J L Orr's chess openings
Peak rating 2380150 games
Mark J L Orr has 150 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mark J L Orr most often opens with 1.d4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White74 games · +29 =28 −17 · 58%
As Black76 games · +16 =32 −28 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%59 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening7%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense61%28 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game11%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game32%6 games · scores 8% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense5%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5 3.c4 d6
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