Michael Simpson's chess openings
Peak rating 207713 games
Michael Simpson has 13 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Simpson most often opens with 1.d4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White6 games · +4 =1 −1 · 75%
As Black7 games · +2 =0 −5 · 29%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening50%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening33%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.a317%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.a3 d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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