Ari Makela's chess openings
🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 179322 games
Ari Makela, from Finland, has 22 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ari Makela most often opens with 1.e4 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...Nf6, the Alekhine's Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White12 games · +4 =3 −5 · 46%
As Black10 games · +1 =2 −7 · 20%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening50%6 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4
- 1.c4 English Opening33%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.c4 f5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 e6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense71%5 games · scores 10% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.exd5 Nxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.f4 e6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.Bg5 Bg7
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