Michael Takahashi
USA · FIDE ID 30911648 · 19 tournament games since 2023
Standard
2123
#433 in USA (active)
Rapid
–
Unrated
Blitz
1971
#622 in USA (active)
Score
50%
6 W · 7 D · 6 L
Opp. avg
2277
Last 19 games
Last game
2026-06-06
XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 100% of games (scores 69%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e6 in 5 of 5 games (French Defense), scoring 40%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 2 of 3 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 25%.
- By colour: 69% with White, 36% with Black.
- Drawish: 37% of games end in a draw.
Based on 19 over-the-board games (3 classical). 8 with White (69%), 11 with Black (36%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 8 | 69% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrasch Defense: Swedish Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Modern Exchange Variation, Kramnik's Line | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Queen's Pawn Game: Rossolimo Variation | 1 | 100% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation | 1 | 50% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (5 games)
| 1...e6 French Defense | 5 | 40% |
Against 1.d4 (3 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 2 | 25% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian | 1 | 50% |
| English Opening: Agincourt Defense, Neo-Catalan Declined | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-06 | Roberto Carlos Sanchez Alvarez (2344) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | L |
| 2026-06-05 | Jorge Luis Baules Rodriguez (2283) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-05 | Carlos A. Juarez Flores (2308) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-04 | Fabian Ricardo Reyes Zavaleta (2282) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | W |
| 2026-06-04 | Manuel Campos Gomez (2364) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | L |
| 2026-06-04 | Alexandr Fier (2553) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | ½ |
| 2026-06-03 | Gerardo Hernandez Vazquez (1984) XIX American Continental Chess Championship 2026 | Standard | W |
| 2025-12-29 | Logan C Shafer (2206) 35th annual North American Open | ½ |
| 2025-08 | Juan Manuel Bellon Lopez (2240) Maia Chess Festival 2025 | Masters · classical | L |
| 2025-08 | Ramon Koster (2335) Maia Chess Festival 2025 | Masters · classical | ½ |
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