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Heikki Syvalahti's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 194240 games

Heikki Syvalahti, from Finland, has 40 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Heikki Syvalahti most often opens with 1.d4 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...d5, the Scandinavian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White16 games · +2 =8 −6 · 38%
As Black24 games · +5 =6 −13 · 33%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening75%
    12 games · scores 46% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 e6 3.e4 h6
  2. 1.c4 English Opening13%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 e5 2.e3 d6 3.Nc3 g6
  3. 1.Nf3 Réti Opening13%
    2 games · scores 25% · main line 1.Nf3 Nf6 2.d4 e6 3.g3 b5

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...d5 Scandinavian Defense60%
    6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5
  2. 1...e5 Open Game20%
    2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 1...e6 French Defense20%
    2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense100%
    4 games · scores 25% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5

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