Michael Pivonka's chess openings
🇨🇿 CzechiaFIDE 189321 games
Michael Pivonka, from Czechia, has 21 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Pivonka most often opens with 1.d4 (90% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White10 games · +2 =4 −4 · 40%
As Black11 games · +6 =2 −3 · 64%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening90%9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening10%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 e6 3.f4 Nc6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game67%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5
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