Kalle Niemi's chess openings
FM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 2295281 games
Kalle Niemi, FIDE Master from Finland, has 281 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Kalle Niemi most often opens with 1.e4 (91% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White144 games · +59 =44 −41 · 56%
As Black137 games · +49 =40 −48 · 50%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening91%131 games · scores 58% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening5%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening4%6 games · scores 17% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.e4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense45%30 games · scores 53% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game21%14 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense18%12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense68%26 games · scores 56% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
- 1...d5 Closed Game29%11 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense3%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 d5 3.e3 Nf6
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