Michael J Courtney's chess openings
🇦🇺 AustraliaFIDE 179511 games
Michael J Courtney, from Australia, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael J Courtney most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White6 games · +2 =1 −3 · 42%
As Black5 games · +0 =3 −2 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Bd3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
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