Player Profile
Through September 2026, senorpetrosian has built one of the most persistent profiles in online chess, with more than 27,000 rated games played. The username is an unmistakable nod to Tigran Petrosian, but the play is far from robotic. This is a player who enjoys a good fight, a strange opening, and a long endgame.
The preferred time control is Rapid, and the rating ceiling there sits at 2501 (2026-09-08). The Blitz ceiling is not far behind at 2535 (2026-03-01).
Career Arc
The Rapid rating graph is the clearest heartbeat of the journey. It starts small, grows through countless marathon sessions, and eventually reaches expert and master level:
The road includes a 17-game winning streak and a 12-game losing streak, but the overall story is one of steady upward momentum.
Opening Repertoire
With Black, senorpetrosian is not afraid to walk the less traveled path. The Alekhine Defense and Scandinavian Defense appear again and again, often against 1.e4 players who expected more conventional resistance.
With White, the King's Indian Attack and the Hungarian Opening are favorite launching pads. There is very little interest in a quiet mainline Ruy Lopez; the goal is an instructive mess from the first move.
Rivalries
No online grinder is complete without a nemesis. The most played opponent in the data is Yasser Quesada Perez, with 84 meetings. The record is rough, with yqperez winning 82 of those games, yet the matches kept coming.
On the flip side, the score against Ben Al-shami is much friendlier, with 38 wins and only 17 losses. That contrast is part of what makes a marathon career so entertaining.
Playing Style and Habits
senorpetrosian plays Rapid like a high stakes puzzle that must be solved. The numbers suggest a player who does not fade:
- Comeback rate: 88.4 percent, which is a polite way of saying the game is never over
- Win rate after losing a piece: nearly 47 percent
- White win rate: 51.6 percent
- Black win rate: 45.5 percent
- Average decisive game length: 75 to 83 moves
If you need a hint about scheduling, the strongest results arrive around 7 a.m. That could mean an early riser, a stubborn night owl, or someone who simply refuses to log off before the point is proven.
Bottom Line
senorpetrosian is a character. The game count is enormous, the opening choices are colorful, and the resilience stats are genuinely impressive. Put simply, this is the kind of opponent who will keep coming back, move after move, until the last pawn falls.