Michael Joseph O'Connell's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 153911 games
Michael Joseph O'Connell, from Ireland, has 11 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Joseph O'Connell most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nc6, the Nimzowitsch Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White4 games · +1 =0 −3 · 25%
As Black7 games · +1 =2 −4 · 29%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bf4 Nf6 3.e3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Bc4 e6 3.c3 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense67%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bb5 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense33%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4
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