Michael Hennigan's chess openings
IM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2391370 games
Michael Hennigan, International Master from England, has 370 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Hennigan most often opens with 1.e4 (80% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White163 games · +71 =37 −55 · 55%
As Black207 games · +81 =37 −89 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening80%129 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening12%20 games · scores 45% · main line 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.Nf3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%12 games · scores 42% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.d4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%59 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense27%32 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense14%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%54 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense16%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d63%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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