Michael J Franklin's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2191239 games
Michael J Franklin, FIDE Master from England, has 239 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael J Franklin most often opens with 1.d4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White81 games · +24 =33 −24 · 50%
As Black158 games · +34 =48 −76 · 37%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening51%41 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening43%35 games · scores 51% · main line 1.c4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.g3 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense99%98 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.c3 d5
- 1...e6 French Defense1%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%45 games · scores 29% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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