Aku Salonen's chess openings
FM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 2286322 games
Aku Salonen, FIDE Master from Finland, has 322 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Aku Salonen most often opens with 1.e4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c6, the Caro-Kann Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White161 games · +91 =27 −43 · 65%
As Black161 games · +65 =24 −72 · 48%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening75%120 games · scores 66% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening21%34 games · scores 62% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening3%5 games · scores 40% · main line 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 e6 3.c4 c5
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense49%36 games · scores 51% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 cxd5
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense46%34 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense4%3 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense74%42 games · scores 51% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game26%15 games · scores 30% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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