Michael Stean's chess openings
GM🏴 EnglandFIDE 2500449 games
Michael Stean, Grandmaster from England, has 449 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Stean most often opens with 1.e4 (46% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White232 games · +63 =136 −33 · 56%
As Black217 games · +66 =108 −43 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening46%107 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.c4 English Opening34%78 games · scores 58% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening16%36 games · scores 61% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%80 games · scores 57% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game9%9 games · scores 78% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense8%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense95%58 games · scores 58% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game2%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 c6 3.e3 Bf5
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