Michael Waters's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 210078 games
Michael Waters, from Ireland, has 78 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Waters most often opens with 1.e4 (82% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White33 games · +13 =7 −13 · 50%
As Black45 games · +7 =5 −33 · 21%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening82%27 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening9%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 c5 2.e3 g6 3.c4 Nf6
- 1.c4 English Opening6%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.e4 e5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e5 Open Game53%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense47%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense69%11 games · scores 14% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game31%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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