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Markku Sipila's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 192954 games

Markku Sipila, from Finland, has 54 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Markku Sipila most often opens with 1.d4 (100% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d6, the Pirc Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White22 games · +6 =3 −13 · 34%
As Black32 games · +11 =7 −14 · 45%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening100%
    22 games · scores 34% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d6 Pirc Defense57%
    12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense29%
    6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4
  3. 1...b6 Owen's Defense10%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 b6 2.d4 Bb7 3.Bd3 e6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    9 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 d6 3.Nc3 Nbd7

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