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Tapani Sjoman's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 197717 games

Tapani Sjoman, from Finland, has 17 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Tapani Sjoman most often opens with 1.e4 (78% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e5, the Open Game; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White9 games · +2 =1 −6 · 28%
As Black8 games · +2 =2 −4 · 38%

As White

  1. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening78%
    7 games · scores 29% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
  2. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening22%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 c6 3.g3 Bf5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e5 Open Game40%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6
  2. 1...e6 French Defense20%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
  3. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense20%
    1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense67%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5
  2. 1...d5 Closed Game33%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6

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