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Michael Stahl's chess openings

🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 216656 games

Michael Stahl, from Germany, has 56 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Stahl most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White33 games · +15 =10 −8 · 61%
As Black23 games · +6 =8 −9 · 43%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%
    30 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
  3. 1.c4 English Opening3%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense88%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense13%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense80%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 a6
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game20%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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