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Michael Shahade's chess openings

FM🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 223993 games

Michael Shahade, FIDE Master from United States, has 93 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Shahade most often opens with 1.c4 (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 White38 games · +13 =14 −11 · 53%
As Black55 games · +16 =17 −22 · 45%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening63%
    24 games · scores 44% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening18%
    7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening11%
    4 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 dxe4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense50%
    13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 g6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense31%
    8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...e5 Open Game12%
    3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Nd7

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense96%
    23 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game4%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6

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