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Joost Michielsen's chess openings

IM🇳🇱 NetherlandsFIDE 2348285 games

Joost Michielsen, International Master from Netherlands, has 285 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Joost Michielsen most often opens with 1.e4 (99% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White159 games · +55 =54 −50 · 52%
As Black126 games · +48 =37 −41 · 53%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening99%
    158 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening1%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense67%
    54 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense32%
    26 games · scores 48% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 1...e5 Open Game1%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 d5 3.exd5 c6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game57%
    16 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense43%
    12 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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