Macon Shibut's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 1993123 games
Macon Shibut, FIDE Master from United States, has 123 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Macon Shibut most often opens with 1.e4 (76% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White68 games · +31 =19 −18 · 60%
As Black55 games · +18 =18 −19 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening76%52 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack15%10 games · scores 45% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening4%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense28%10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense14%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense92%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense8%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e5
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