Michael Ziems's chess openings
🇩🇪 GermanyFIDE 1892180 games
Michael Ziems, from Germany, has 180 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Michael Ziems most often opens with 1.d4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...e6.
As White88 games · +26 =15 −47 · 38%
As Black92 games · +39 =15 −38 · 51%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening78%66 games · scores 39% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.b4 Polish Opening2%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.b4 f6 2.f3 c6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense84%36 games · scores 49% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense12%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c3 e6 3.d4 d5
- 1...b6 Owen's Defense5%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.Nc3 e6 3.d4 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense71%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Nf6
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