Riku Molander's chess openings
FM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 2289257 games
Riku Molander, FIDE Master from Finland, has 257 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Riku Molander most often opens with 1.e4 (56% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...d5.
As White135 games · +51 =44 −40 · 54%
As Black122 games · +47 =39 −36 · 55%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening56%75 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening20%27 games · scores 63% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening15%20 games · scores 53% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense69%61 games · scores 59% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game23%20 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.f4 Bc5 3.Nf3 d6
- 1...e6 French Defense6%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...d5 Closed Game74%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense26%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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