Niko Papula's chess openings
🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 191063 games
Niko Papula, from Finland, has 63 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Niko Papula most often opens with 1.c4 (86% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White29 games · +4 =6 −19 · 24%
As Black34 games · +3 =13 −18 · 28%
As White
- 1.c4 English Opening86%25 games · scores 22% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%4 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense100%17 games · scores 35% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense58%7 games · scores 7% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game42%5 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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