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GM Jouni Yrjola

Jouni Yrjola
Full name
Jouni Yrjola
Born
1959 (age 67)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Profiles
#1954
World Ranking
2286
Classical
2273
Rapid
2233
Blitz

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Keres Defense (16 games)
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Debrecen, Classical Main Line (14 games)
Slav Defense (12 games)
Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange, Positional Line (11 games)
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (11 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (33 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (15 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Sozin, Leonhardt, Main Line (12 games)
Dutch Defense: Fianchetto, Semi-Leningrad Variation (12 games)
Dutch Defense: Leningrad, Main Line (11 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
Siegfried Zoernpfenning (2063)
1-0 40 2025
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
Patrick Hugentobler (2242)
½-½ 21 2025
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
Nathan Birnboim (2313)
½-½ 13 2025
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
Dietmar Vinke (2087)
½-½ 38 2025
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
Gerard Welling (2195)
½-½ 30 2025
Heinz Wirthensohn (2273)
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
½-½ 21 2025
Attila Kiss (2276)
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
½-½ 10 2025
Leif Ogaard (2358)
Jouni Yrjola (2287)
½-½ 10 2025
Jouni Yrjola (2305)
Dr Manfred Glienke (2186)
1-0 57 2024
Jouni Yrjola (2305)
Jan Rooze (2207)
½-½ 30 2024
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