Michael Knaak's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 179537 games
Michael Knaak, from Germany, has 37 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Knaak most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +4 =3 −11 · 31%
As Black19 games · +6 =7 −6 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%12 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.e5 Nfd7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack11%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.b3 c5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense73%8 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense18%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6
- 1...e5 Open Game9%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense40%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense20%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c3 Nf6 3.e3 e6
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