Michael Mortensen's chess openings
CM🇳🇴 NorwayFIDE 2168229 games
Michael Mortensen, Candidate Master from Norway, has 229 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Mortensen most often opens with 1.Nf3 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White113 games · +54 =4 −55 · 50%
As Black116 games · +38 =10 −68 · 37%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening73%79 games · scores 49% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.e3 Nf6 3.c4 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%19 games · scores 26% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.Bf4 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening7%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%50 games · scores 37% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%35 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb7
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