Michael Bezold's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2469650 games
Michael Bezold, Grandmaster from Germany, has 650 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Bezold most often opens with 1.c4 (41% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White330 games · +118 =152 −60 · 59%
As Black320 games · +104 =122 −94 · 52%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening41%135 games · scores 56% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack16%53 games · scores 71% · main line 1.b3 Nf6 2.Bb2 g6 3.Bxf6 exf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening16%52 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense48%81 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense27%46 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%24 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense36%37 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...d628%29 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense22%22 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.c4 d6
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