Richard J McMichael's chess openings
FM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2109194 games
Richard J McMichael, FIDE Master from England, has 194 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Richard J McMichael most often opens with 1.b3 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White93 games · +33 =28 −32 · 51%
As Black101 games · +23 =32 −46 · 39%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack62%58 games · scores 54% · main line 1.b3 e5 2.Bb2 Nc6 3.e3 Nf6
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening14%13 games · scores 46% · main line 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.Nf3 dxe5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense70%32 games · scores 34% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...e5 Open Game13%6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense11%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 d6 3.g3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense76%25 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense15%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense9%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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