Papayan, O's chess openings
FM🇷🇺 RussiaFIDE 21831,417 games
Papayan, O, FIDE Master from Russia, has 1,417 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Papayan, O most often opens with 1.d4 (49% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White706 games · +343 =79 −284 · 54%
As Black711 games · +303 =66 −342 · 47%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening49%347 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 a6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening49%342 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.d4 cxd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6
- 1.c4 English Opening2%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.c4 e6 2.Nc3 d5 3.d4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense51%176 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8
- 1...e5 Open Game37%127 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense7%25 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game62%145 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense37%86 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense1%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 e6
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