Michael Kleinman's chess openings
IM🇨🇦 CanadaFIDE 2387303 games
Michael Kleinman, International Master from Canada, has 303 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Kleinman most often opens with 1.e4 (85% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White149 games · +51 =42 −56 · 48%
As Black154 games · +52 =36 −66 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening85%126 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening7%10 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 e6 3.d4 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%9 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense64%43 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense27%18 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense6%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%58 games · scores 45% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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