Pekka Karjalainen's chess openings
20 games
Pekka Karjalainen has 20 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Pekka Karjalainen most often opens with 1.e4 (83% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +3 =3 −6 · 38%
As Black8 games · +3 =1 −4 · 44%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening83%10 games · scores 30% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening17%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e6 French Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.Nf3 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
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