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IM Kimmo Valkesalmi

Kimmo Valkesalmi
Full name
Kimmo Valkesalmi
Born
1961 (age 65)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Retired
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Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Alapin Sicilian Defense (13 games)
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (9 games)
English Opening: Great Snake Variation (7 games)
English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (7 games)
English Opening: Caro-Kann Defensive System (6 games)
Black Pieces
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Keres, Breyer, Zaitsev Hybrid Variation (9 games)
Nimzowitsch Defense Declined: Williams Variation (4 games)
King's Indian Attack: Yugoslav Variation (4 games)
Slav Defense: Exchange, Symmetrical Line (4 games)
Slav Defense: Modern, Exchange Variation (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2367)
Tarvo Seeman (2384)
½-½ 37 2012
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2364)
Antti Niemela (2281)
½-½ 39 2010
Sampsa Nyysti (2365)
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2364)
½-½ 16 2010
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2353)
Leo Tolonen (2338)
1-0 41 2009
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2366)
Tapio Salo (2302)
½-½ 11 2009
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2366)
Asko Hentunen (2327)
½-½ 38 2009
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2366)
Richard Polaczek (2381)
½-½ 25 2009
Heikki Lehtinen (2381)
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2353)
½-½ 25 2009
Antti Niemela (2290)
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2366)
½-½ 51 2009
Kimmo Valkesalmi (2349)
Ari Issakainen (2237)
1-0 40 2008
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