Michael D Sole's chess openings
🇳🇿 New ZealandFIDE 1933153 games
Michael D Sole, from New Zealand, has 153 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael D Sole most often opens with 1.e4 (54% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White78 games · +39 =11 −28 · 57%
As Black75 games · +35 =14 −26 · 56%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening54%42 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening44%34 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 b6 3.g3 Bb7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game56%19 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense41%14 games · scores 68% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense93%26 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game7%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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