Salonen, J's chess openings
FM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 211553 games
Salonen, J, FIDE Master from Finland, has 53 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Salonen, J most often opens with 1.e4 (73% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White26 games · +6 =14 −6 · 50%
As Black27 games · +7 =8 −12 · 41%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening73%19 games · scores 42% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.d3 Nc6
- 1.c4 English Opening23%6 games · scores 75% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7
- 1.g3 Hungarian Opening4%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.g3 e5 2.Bg2 d5 3.d3 Nc6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense71%5 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense14%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 d6 3.Nc3 c6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense14%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nf3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense50%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nf3 Nbd7
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%3 games · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 e5
- 1...d625%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c4 Bg7
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