Mason So's chess openings
🏴 EnglandFIDE 163025 games
Mason So, from England, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mason So most often opens with 1.d4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White13 games · +5 =1 −7 · 42%
As Black12 games · +5 =0 −7 · 42%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening85%11 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening8%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense86%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game80%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bf4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bf5
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
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