Achim Michels's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 213657 games
Achim Michels, from Germany, has 57 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Achim Michels most often opens with 1.d4 (92% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White24 games · +12 =8 −4 · 67%
As Black33 games · +5 =20 −8 · 45%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening92%22 games · scores 66% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bg5 Be7
- 1.c4 English Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense44%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense17%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...d5 Closed Game20%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 c6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.c4 g6
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