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Mikael Chakhalov's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 195145 games

Mikael Chakhalov, from Germany, has 45 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Mikael Chakhalov most often opens with 1.c4 (52% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White23 games · +13 =4 −6 · 65%
As Black22 games · +8 =9 −5 · 57%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening52%
    12 games · scores 79% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nc6 3.Bg2 f5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense62%
    8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense38%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game38%
    3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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