Petrosian, TL's chess openings
GM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 25131,500 games
Petrosian, TL, Grandmaster from Armenia, has 1,500 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Petrosian, TL most often opens with 1.Nf3 (45% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d6.
As White763 games · +388 =217 −158 · 65%
As Black737 games · +304 =241 −192 · 58%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening45%340 games · scores 64% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 g6 3.Bg2 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening41%309 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening6%43 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 Bb4+
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense27%95 games · scores 63% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense22%76 games · scores 52% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense21%73 games · scores 55% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 a6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d641%117 games · scores 61% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.e4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%82 games · scores 63% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense24%68 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
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