Players / michaelq2d5
GM Michael Brown's openings
Chess.com: michaelq2d5 · Blitz 3033 · Bullet 3066 · Rapid 2903
From 579 games played on Chess.com between Sep 1, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026: Michael Brown scored 58% (297 wins, 72 draws, 210 losses). With White, Michael Brown opens 1.d4 in 69% of games.
As White: first move
- 1.d4: 201 games (69%), scores 58%
- 1.c4: 89 games (31%), scores 53%
- 1.Nf3: 1 games (0%), scores 100%
As White: openings
- Queens Gambit: 61 games (21%), scores 57%
- English Opening: 52 games (18%), scores 57%
- Nimzo Indian Defense: 48 games (16%), scores 63%
- Kings Indian Defense: 40 games (14%), scores 54%
- Grunfeld Defense: 19 games (7%), scores 55%
- Modern Defense: 13 games (4%), scores 38%
- Slav Defense: 11 games (4%), scores 64%
- Indian Game: 8 games (3%), scores 56%
As Black: against 1.e4
- 1...e5: 128 games (99%), scores 57%
- 1...c5: 1 games (1%), scores 0%
As Black: against 1.d4
- 1...d5: 89 games (97%), scores 60%
- 1...d6: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
- 1...Nf6: 1 games (1%), scores 0%
- 1...e6: 1 games (1%), scores 100%
As Black: openings
- Queens Gambit: 63 games (22%), scores 64%
- Ruy Lopez Opening: 47 games (16%), scores 57%
- Giuoco Piano Game: 25 games (9%), scores 46%
- Four Knights Game: 19 games (7%), scores 76%
- English Opening: 16 games (6%), scores 66%
- Reti Opening: 14 games (5%), scores 64%
- London: 12 games (4%), scores 63%
- Queens Pawn Opening: 11 games (4%), scores 41%