Michael Richter's chess openings
GM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2384528 games
Michael Richter, Grandmaster from Germany, has 528 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Richter most often opens with 1.d4 (95% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White264 games · +99 =75 −90 · 52%
As Black264 games · +96 =77 −91 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening95%249 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening1%3 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.e3 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense52%70 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense37%50 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense9%12 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game66%44 games · scores 49% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense24%16 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense10%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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