Michal Polak's chess openings
Peak rating 2123246 games
Michal Polak has 246 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michal Polak most often opens with 1.e4 (63% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White126 games · +56 =36 −34 · 59%
As Black120 games · +43 =36 −41 · 51%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening63%76 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening34%41 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.e4 Bb7
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening2%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.d4 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense51%26 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game49%25 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense87%34 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1...d5 Closed Game8%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...d65%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
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