Reijo Taipale's chess openings
🇫🇮 Finland25 games
Reijo Taipale, from Finland, has 25 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Reijo Taipale most often opens with 1.b3 (75% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...g6, the Modern Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...g6.
As White12 games · +1 =5 −6 · 29%
As Black13 games · +3 =3 −7 · 35%
As White
- 1.b3 Nimzo-Larsen Attack75%9 games · scores 33% · main line 1.b3 d5 2.Bb2 Bf5 3.e3 c5
- 1.c4 English Opening17%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 g6 3.b3 Bg7
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening8%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense50%4 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense25%2 games · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5
- 1...e5 Open Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nc3 c6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...g6 Modern Defense67%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense33%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7
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