Michael Whale's chess openings
🏴 WalesFIDE 18337 games
Michael Whale, from Wales, has 7 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Whale most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White4 games · +0 =1 −3 · 13%
As Black3 games · +1 =1 −1 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening25%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Nbd7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense100%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game100%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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