Michael Carey's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 193771 games
Michael Carey, from United States, has 71 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Carey most often opens with 1.Nf3 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White36 games · +16 =10 −10 · 58%
As Black35 games · +10 =7 −18 · 39%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening78%28 games · scores 52% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.d4 Bg7
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack8%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%15 games · scores 27% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense85%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense15%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nc3 d6
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