Rafael A Vaganian's chess openings
GM🇦🇲 ArmeniaFIDE 24312,342 games
Rafael A Vaganian, Grandmaster from Armenia, has 2,342 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Rafael A Vaganian most often opens with 1.d4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White1,098 games · +496 =387 −215 · 63%
As Black1,244 games · +416 =501 −327 · 54%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening53%577 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening39%426 games · scores 67% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.c4 English Opening8%89 games · scores 61% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense85%523 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense13%80 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense1%8 games · scores 56% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5 Nd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense48%194 games · scores 57% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense27%108 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 d5 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...d5 Closed Game24%98 games · scores 48% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
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