Michael Coenen's chess openings
FM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2290299 games
Michael Coenen, FIDE Master from Germany, has 299 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Coenen most often opens with 1.e4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White153 games · +59 =51 −43 · 55%
As Black146 games · +46 =44 −56 · 47%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening53%81 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening29%44 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening11%17 games · scores 47% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense43%29 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game38%26 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense16%11 games · scores 32% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense90%43 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 c6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.c3 Nf6
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