Michael Higatsberger's chess openings
FM🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 2052250 games
Michael Higatsberger, FIDE Master from Austria, has 250 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Higatsberger most often opens with 1.e4 (88% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White127 games · +46 =37 −44 · 51%
As Black123 games · +30 =35 −58 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening88%111 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.c4 English Opening12%15 games · scores 47% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense77%47 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense11%7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- 1...e6 French Defense10%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game79%27 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense21%7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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