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FM Kari Pulkkinen

Kari Pulkkinen
Full name
Kari Pulkkinen
Born
1966 (age 60)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2143
Classical
2222
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Modern Defense: Standard Line (12 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (10 games)
Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern, Polugaevsky Variation (9 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (8 games)
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (8 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (23 games)
English Opening: King's English Variation (12 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Anti-Sozin Variation (11 games)
Closed Sicilian Defense (7 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (7 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Kari Pulkkinen (2186)
Harikrishnan A Ra (2515)
0-1 47 2026
Vladimir Hamitevici (2434)
Kari Pulkkinen (2186)
½-½ 37 2026
Kari Pulkkinen (2176)
Michail Vassis (2290)
0-1 44 2025
Kari Pulkkinen (2163)
Cagatay Burcu (2255)
0-1 69 2025
Alberto David (2469)
Kari Pulkkinen (2176)
1-0 32 2025
Kari Pulkkinen (2265)
Muhd Khairil Asyraf Khairil (1522)
1-0 23 2019
Kari Pulkkinen (2265)
Michele Mancin (1706)
1-0 31 2019
Kari Pulkkinen (2265)
Muhd Khairil Asyraf Khairil (1522)
1-0 33 2019
Kari Pulkkinen (2265)
David Larino Nieto (2434)
0-1 55 2019
Kari Pulkkinen (2265)
Aleksa Strikovic (2493)
0-1 42 2019
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