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Michael Willim's chess openings

CM🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 2093244 games

Michael Willim, Candidate Master from Germany, has 244 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Willim most often opens with 1.c4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.

As White131 games · +38 =32 −61 · 41%
As Black113 games · +28 =20 −65 · 34%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening73%
    94 games · scores 43% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening23%
    29 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%
    4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 dxc4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense76%
    42 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  2. 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense18%
    10 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense2%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...d5 Closed Game47%
    18 games · scores 31% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense26%
    10 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...g6 Modern Defense13%
    5 games · scores 80% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6

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