Michaela Francis Staal's chess openings
WFM🇿🇦 South AfricaFIDE 161210 games
Michaela Francis Staal, Woman FIDE Master from South Africa, has 10 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michaela Francis Staal most often opens with 1.e4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...c5.
As White5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As Black5 games · +1 =1 −3 · 30%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening100%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%4 games · scores 13% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.c3 Nf6 3.Nf3 e6
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