Michael Casella's chess openings
FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2045191 games
Michael Casella, FIDE Master from United States, has 191 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Casella most often opens with 1.e4 (58% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White99 games · +32 =23 −44 · 44%
As Black92 games · +21 =18 −53 · 33%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening58%57 games · scores 39% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening22%22 games · scores 48% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%19 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%23 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game28%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.cxd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%31 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game6%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 g6
- 1...d63%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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