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Timo Syvalahti's chess openings

🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 214150 games

Timo Syvalahti, from Finland, has 50 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Timo Syvalahti most often opens with 1.d4 (96% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.

As White28 games · +8 =9 −11 · 45%
As Black22 games · +6 =5 −11 · 39%

As White

  1. 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening96%
    27 games · scores 44% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5
  2. 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening4%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d3 Nf6

As Black against 1.e4

  1. 1...e6 French Defense92%
    11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
  2. 1...c5 Sicilian Defense8%
    1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.c4 Nc6 3.Nc3 g6

As Black against 1.d4

  1. 1...Nf6 Indian Defense86%
    6 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
  2. 1...e6 Horwitz Defense14%
    1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bb4

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