Ilkka Kanko's chess openings
FM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 2175365 games
Ilkka Kanko, FIDE Master from Finland, has 365 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilkka Kanko most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White193 games · +67 =58 −68 · 50%
As Black172 games · +43 =61 −68 · 43%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%185 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening4%8 games · scores 25% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.d4 c5 3.d5 e6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense80%69 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense17%15 games · scores 40% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense2%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense98%60 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...c5 Old Benoni Defense2%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 c5 2.d5 d6 3.c4 g6
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