Michael John Takahashi's chess openings
🇺🇸 United StatesFIDE 2123103 games
Michael John Takahashi, from United States, has 103 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael John Takahashi most often opens with 1.e4 (51% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White48 games · +16 =8 −24 · 42%
As Black55 games · +14 =22 −19 · 45%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening51%24 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening43%20 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.e3 Van't Kruijs Opening6%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense93%25 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense4%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nge7
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense44%8 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game39%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense17%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
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