Karen Movsziszian's chess openings
GM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 23891,213 games
Karen Movsziszian, Grandmaster from Armenia, has 1,213 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Karen Movsziszian most often opens with 1.g3 (67% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White588 games · +312 =174 −102 · 68%
As Black625 games · +258 =184 −183 · 56%
As White
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening67%394 games · scores 69% · main line 1.g3 c5 2.Bg2 Nc6 3.d3 g6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening18%105 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d3 Nc6 3.g3 g6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening7%41 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense49%159 games · scores 64% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense34%110 games · scores 43% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense14%45 games · scores 72% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d670%152 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense14%31 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense11%23 games · scores 59% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.e4 d6
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