Michael Duke's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 208465 games
Michael Duke, from Scotland, has 65 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Duke most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White29 games · +16 =7 −6 · 67%
As Black36 games · +10 =8 −18 · 39%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%18 games · scores 64% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening38%11 games · scores 73% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game43%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense7%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game56%9 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense38%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d66%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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