Ilkka Makinen's chess openings
🇫🇮 Finland39 games
Ilkka Makinen, from Finland, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilkka Makinen most often opens with 1.Nf3 (50% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White12 games · +5 =4 −3 · 58%
As Black27 games · +12 =4 −11 · 52%
As White
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening50%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 Nc6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening25%3 games · scores 83% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.Nd2 c5
- 1.f4 Bird's Opening8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.f4 e5 2.fxe5 d6 3.Nf3 dxe5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense95%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...e6 French Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense100%6 games · scores 83% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
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