RamaChess Samuel Sevian — Openings
Samuel Sevian's most-played openings, with game counts.
Samuel Sevian's favorite openings
Samuel Sevian's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (45 games), Ruy Lopez (16 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (15 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (35 games), English Opening (29 games), Nimzo-Indian Defense (15 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 71.4% in the Semi-Slav Defense.
| Opening family | Games | As White | As Black | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense | 54 | 45 | 9 | 52.8% |
| Ruy Lopez | 51 | 16 | 35 | 39.2% |
| English Opening | 42 | 13 | 29 | 41.7% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined | 27 | 15 | 12 | 55.6% |
| Nimzo-Indian Defense | 25 | 10 | 15 | 50% |
| Queen's Pawn Game | 20 | 10 | 10 | 27.5% |
| Italian Game | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52.6% |
| Caro-Kann Defense | 13 | 8 | 5 | 61.5% |
| French Defense | 12 | 3 | 9 | 58.3% |
| Italian Game (Giuoco Piano) | 12 | 8 | 4 | 50% |
| Two Knights Defense | 11 | 10 | 1 | 63.6% |
| Reti Opening | 9 | 2 | 7 | 44.4% |
| Grunfeld Defense | 7 | 6 | 1 | 42.9% |
| Semi-Slav Defense | 7 | 2 | 5 | 71.4% |
| Catalan Opening | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33.3% |
| King's Indian Attack | 5 | 0 | 5 | 40% |
| Petrov's Defense | 5 | 5 | 0 | 50% |
| Four Knights Game | 4 | 2 | 2 | 75% |
| King's Indian Defense | 4 | 0 | 4 | 25% |
| Slav Defense | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16.7% |
Families from the ECO codes of 355 games (2026-10-31). Score = wins plus half the draws. The full list by ECO code is below.
All openings by ECO code
FAQ
What are Samuel Sevian's favorite openings?
Samuel Sevian's most played openings in the Rama Chess archive: with White the Sicilian Defense (45 games), Ruy Lopez (16 games), Queen's Gambit Declined (15 games); with Black the Ruy Lopez (35 games), English Opening (29 games), Nimzo-Indian Defense (15 games). Best score in an opening played at least 5 times: 71.4% in the Semi-Slav Defense.
What does Samuel Sevian play with Black?
With Black the most played opening families are: Ruy Lopez (35), English Opening (29), Nimzo-Indian Defense (15), Queen's Gambit Declined (12).
How many different openings does Samuel Sevian play here?
120 ECO codes in 36 opening families, in 355 games with a known ECO code.