Michael Burns's chess openings
FM🇲🇰 North MacedoniaFIDE 223998 games
Michael Burns, FIDE Master from North Macedonia, has 98 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Burns 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 White43 games · +11 =17 −15 · 45%
As Black55 games · +13 =19 −23 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%43 games · scores 45% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense76%25 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...e6 French Defense3%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%13 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e3 Nf6
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