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Michael Li's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 201286 games

Michael Li, from United States, has 86 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Li most often opens with 1.e4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White44 games · +18 =10 −16 · 52%
As Black42 games · +21 =9 −12 · 61%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening95%
    41 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening5%
    2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%
    21 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    14 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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