Ilkka Varho's chess openings
🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 190639 games
Ilkka Varho, from Finland, has 39 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Ilkka Varho most often opens with 1.e4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...e6, the French Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +5 =2 −11 · 33%
As Black21 games · +7 =8 −6 · 52%
As White
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening61%11 games · scores 36% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Nf6
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening33%6 games · scores 33% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5
- 1.Nf3 Réti Opening6%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.Nf3 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.c4 Nf6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...e6 French Defense80%8 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 1...e5 Open Game20%2 games · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Bc5
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense88%7 games · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 Bf5
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