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Sameli Kaitaranta's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 206115 games

Sameli Kaitaranta, from Finland, has 15 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Sameli Kaitaranta most often opens with 1.c4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense.

As White9 games · +2 =3 −4 · 39%
As Black6 games · +2 =1 −3 · 42%

As White

  1. 1.c4 English Opening78%
    7 games · scores 43% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6
  2. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening22%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.g3 d5 3.Bg2 e6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%
    4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
  2. 1...e6 French Defense20%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5

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