Michael Birken's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 196616 games
Michael Birken, from Germany, has 16 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Birken most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White7 games · +1 =5 −1 · 50%
As Black9 games · +0 =8 −1 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.f3 Bg7
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