Michael Kriens's chess openings
33 games
Michael Kriens has 33 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Kriens most often opens with 1.d4 (72% 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 · +5 =6 −7 · 44%
As Black15 games · +1 =7 −7 · 30%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening72%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening22%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 c6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5
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