Michael Grove's chess openings
🏴 ScotlandFIDE 2119169 games
Michael Grove, from Scotland, has 169 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Grove most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White85 games · +38 =21 −26 · 57%
As Black84 games · +21 =18 −45 · 36%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%85 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game75%30 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense15%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense8%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.d4 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense79%19 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense8%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 d4
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