John Shaw's chess openings
GM🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2425638 games
John Shaw, Grandmaster from Scotland, has 638 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, John Shaw most often opens with 1.e4 (97% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White319 games · +140 =113 −66 · 62%
As Black319 games · +129 =100 −90 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening97%311 games · scores 62% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1.c4 English Opening1%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.e4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%76 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense34%60 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...e5 Open Game9%16 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game96%72 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense3%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d61%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7
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