Erkki Suomalainen's chess openings
🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 211383 games
Erkki Suomalainen, from Finland, has 83 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Erkki Suomalainen most often opens with 1.d4 (53% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White43 games · +13 =13 −17 · 45%
As Black40 games · +7 =13 −20 · 34%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening53%23 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1.c4 English Opening19%8 games · scores 31% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.g3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening14%6 games · scores 67% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense60%12 games · scores 38% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4
- 1...e6 French Defense25%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6
- 1...Nf6 Alekhine's Defense5%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense73%8 games · scores 38% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6
- 1...d5 Closed Game27%3 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6
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