Michael Ivkin's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 185631 games
Michael Ivkin, from Germany, has 31 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Ivkin most often opens with 1.d4 (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 White15 games · +8 =3 −4 · 63%
As Black16 games · +2 =4 −10 · 25%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening80%12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.e3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening20%3 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Ne7
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense20%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense75%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d625%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
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