Michael Ernst's chess openings
CM🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 2061296 games
Michael Ernst, Candidate Master from Austria, has 296 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Ernst most often opens with 1.d4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White145 games · +53 =47 −45 · 53%
As Black151 games · +37 =58 −56 · 44%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening99%141 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 f5 2.d4 Nf6 3.g3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense93%68 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1...e5 Open Game7%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%28 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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