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Michael K Lin's chess openings

🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 206447 games

Michael K Lin, from United States, has 47 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael K Lin most often opens with 1.e4 (35% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White23 games · +9 =4 −10 · 48%
As Black24 games · +2 =9 −13 · 27%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening35%
    8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
  2. 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack26%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.Nc3 d5
  3. 1.d3 Mieses Opening22%
    5 games · scores 70% · main line 1.d3 d5 2.f4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%
    5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6
  2. 1...e5 Open Game14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
  3. 1...e6 French Defense14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game71%
    5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  3. 1...f5 Dutch Defense14%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 g6

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