Benik Galstian's chess openings
IM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 242372 games
Benik Galstian, International Master from Armenia, has 72 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Benik Galstian most often opens with 1.e4 (74% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White34 games · +16 =8 −10 · 59%
As Black38 games · +11 =9 −18 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening74%25 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening18%6 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Bg5 h6 3.Bh4 c6
- 1.c4 English Opening9%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.cxd5 exd5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense35%9 games · scores 22% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...e5 Open Game31%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...e6 French Defense27%7 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%4 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e5
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 b5
- 1...d5 Closed Game25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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