Holger Michels's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 188740 games
Holger Michels, from Germany, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Holger Michels most often opens with 1.c4 (55% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White20 games · +7 =4 −9 · 45%
As Black20 games · +8 =5 −7 · 53%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening55%11 games · scores 45% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.g3 e5 3.Bg2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening40%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense58%7 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense42%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nf3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%4 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.Bf4 c5
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