Michael Ruell's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 179258 games
Michael Ruell, from Germany, has 58 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Ruell most often opens with 1.d4 (57% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White28 games · +7 =1 −20 · 27%
As Black30 games · +4 =9 −17 · 28%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening57%16 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bf4 d6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening43%12 games · scores 21% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense57%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game36%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
- 1...e6 French Defense7%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%8 games · scores 19% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense20%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
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