Michael Schwarz's chess openings
IM🇦🇹 AustriaFIDE 2379180 games
Michael Schwarz, International Master from Austria, has 180 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Schwarz most often opens with 1.c4 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White69 games · +27 =23 −19 · 56%
As Black111 games · +29 =38 −44 · 43%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening45%31 games · scores 66% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening19%13 games · scores 73% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%13 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.g3 b6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense32%18 games · scores 61% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense28%16 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense23%13 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense91%29 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense9%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
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