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Kari Nieminen

Kari Nieminen
Full name
Kari Nieminen
Born
1961 (age 65)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Profiles
#8956
World Ranking
2043
Classical
2123
Rapid
2071
Blitz

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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (6 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense: Chameleon Variation (3 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Pilnik Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (2 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Flohr-Zaitsev System (2 games)
Black Pieces
Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (3 games)
Alapin Sicilian Defense (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (2 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Closed (2 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Frode Elsness (2424)
Kari Nieminen (2043)
1-0 31 2024
Kari Nieminen
Adrian-Simion Secheres
0-1 55 2020
Juha Hynninen (2226)
Kari Nieminen (2144)
½-½ 38 2017
Kari Nieminen (2127)
Axel Smith (2503)
0-1 81 2016
Kari Nieminen (2127)
Marc Geenen (2264)
0-1 43 2016
Ari Ziegler (2296)
Kari Nieminen (2127)
0-1 62 2016
Rolf Bergstrom (2298)
Kari Nieminen (2127)
½-½ 35 2016
Stefan Schneider (2359)
Kari Nieminen (2127)
1-0 37 2016
Kari Nieminen (2151)
Francesco Rambaldi (2490)
0-1 28 2015
Stephen J Barrett (2214)
Kari Nieminen (2119)
½-½ 68 2015
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