Smbat Botoyan's chess openings
🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 212940 games
Smbat Botoyan, from Armenia, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Smbat Botoyan most often opens with 1.e4 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White21 games · +4 =6 −11 · 33%
As Black19 games · +4 =7 −8 · 39%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening67%14 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening19%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.b3 c5 3.e4 d4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening10%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bf4 d5 3.e3 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense33%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense33%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.c3 dxc3
- 1...e5 Open Game17%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game43%3 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense29%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.e4 cxd4 3.Nf3 e6
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