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IM John Arni Nilssen

John Arni Nilssen
Full name
John Arni Nilssen
Born
1974 (age 51)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Faroe Islands
Profiles
#2782
World Ranking
2348
Classical

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Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin-Kasparov System (15 games)
Slav Defense (13 games)
Benko Gambit Half-Accepted: Pawn Return Variation (12 games)
Catalan Opening: Closed (9 games)
Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Meran Variation (9 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (48 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (18 games)
Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (16 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (14 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Zukertort Variation (6 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
John Arni Nilssen (2333)
Mikael Ramkilde (1952)
1-0 43 2020
John Arni Nilssen (2333)
Jens Ostergaard (2229)
½-½ 60 2020
J Schultz Pedersen (2058)
John Arni Nilssen (2333)
½-½ 90 2020
John Arni Nilssen (2301)
Siv Haubro (1780)
1-0 18 2018
John Arni Nilssen (2301)
Benjamin Reinert Fjallheim (1375)
1-0 33 2018
John Arni Nilssen (2311)
Aleksander Hnydiuk (2412)
0-1 29 2018
John Arni Nilssen (2301)
Helgi Dam Ziska (2552)
0-1 32 2018
John Arni Nilssen (2301)
Ellen Fredericia Nilssen (2152)
½-½ 14 2018
John Arni Nilssen (2301)
Jens Kristiansen (2380)
½-½ 52 2018
Lukasz Szczepaniak (2138)
John Arni Nilssen (2311)
1-0 47 2018
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