Tapani Sammalvuo's chess openings
IM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 23631,064 games
Tapani Sammalvuo, International Master from Finland, has 1,064 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Tapani Sammalvuo most often opens with 1.d4 (43% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White521 games · +218 =188 −115 · 60%
As Black543 games · +192 =184 −167 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening43%226 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening42%219 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening12%64 games · scores 56% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense53%131 games · scores 54% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e5 Open Game39%97 games · scores 44% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
- 1...e6 French Defense6%14 games · scores 71% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense81%165 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%27 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7
- 1...e6 Horwitz Defense5%10 games · scores 55% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5 c5
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