Michael Pikalow's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 211951 games
Michael Pikalow, from Germany, has 51 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Pikalow most often opens with 1.e4 (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 White26 games · +12 =3 −11 · 52%
As Black25 games · +3 =7 −15 · 26%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening92%24 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening8%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 d6 2.e4 c5 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense75%12 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense19%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Nf3 Qxd5
- 1...e5 Open Game6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense38%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense13%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 g5
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