Varpanen, J's chess openings
CM🇫🇮 FinlandFIDE 217643 games
Varpanen, J, Candidate Master from Finland, has 43 tournament games in the ChessPrep database. As White, Varpanen, J most often opens with 1.d4 (61% of games). As Black, against 1.e4 the usual reply is 1...c5, the Sicilian Defense; against 1.d4 it is 1...Nf6.
As White18 games · +8 =5 −5 · 58%
As Black25 games · +7 =12 −6 · 52%
As White
- 1.d4 Queen's Pawn Opening61%11 games · scores 68% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+
- 1.c4 English Opening28%5 games · scores 20% · main line 1.c4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.g3 Nf6
- 1.e4 King's Pawn Opening6%1 game · scores 100% · main line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6
As Black against 1.e4
- 1...c5 Sicilian Defense63%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%2 games · scores 50% · main line 1.e4 g6 2.d4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6
- 1...d6 Pirc Defense13%1 game · scores 0% · main line 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6
As Black against 1.d4
- 1...Nf6 Indian Defense63%5 games · scores 60% · main line 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
- 1...g6 Modern Defense25%2 games · scores 75% · main line 1.d4 g6 2.e4 Bg7 3.h4 d5
- 1...d5 Closed Game13%1 game · scores 50% · main line 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c6
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