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Arshak B Petrosian's chess openings

GM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 2475528 games

Arshak B Petrosian, Grandmaster from Armenia, has 528 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Arshak B Petrosian most often opens with 1.d4 (62% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White267 games · +85 =144 −38 · 59%
As Black261 games · +63 =127 −71 · 48%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening62%
    166 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening34%
    92 games · scores 53% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c6 3.Bg2 Bg4
  3. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening3%
    7 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%
    106 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e5 Open Game20%
    27 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%
    59 games · scores 52% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game19%
    14 games · scores 43% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6

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