Michael Welsh's chess openings
🇮🇪 IrelandFIDE 199880 games
Michael Welsh, from Ireland, has 80 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Welsh 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...d5.
As White46 games · +13 =14 −19 · 43%
As Black34 games · +9 =8 −17 · 38%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%42 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening9%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense81%13 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense19%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.c4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game78%7 games · scores 21% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense22%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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