Ara Minasian's chess openings
GM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 2426273 games
Ara Minasian, Grandmaster from Armenia, has 273 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ara Minasian most often opens with 1.e4 (60% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...f5.
As White132 games · +51 =50 −31 · 58%
As Black141 games · +43 =51 −47 · 49%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening60%79 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.c4 English Opening30%40 games · scores 51% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense39%31 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense27%21 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense20%16 games · scores 47% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...f5 Dutch Defense40%18 games · scores 42% · main line 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game38%17 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense13%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
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