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FM Mikko Alava

Mikko Alava
Full name
Mikko Alava
Born
1964 (age 62)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2191
Classical

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Fianchetto Variation (3 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (2 games)
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen Attack (2 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (2 games)
French Defense: Advance, Paulsen, Main Line, Lputian Variation (1 games)
Black Pieces
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (2 games)
Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Closed, Center Attack (2 games)
King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (1 games)
French Defense: Normal Variation (1 games)
Queen's Pawn Opening: Horwitz Defense (1 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Mikko Alava (2212)
Ciaran Ruane (1946)
1-0 32 2017
Mikko Alava (2212)
Ritvars Reimanis (2294)
0-1 41 2017
Aleksey Goganov (2571)
Mikko Alava (2212)
1-0 24 2017
Mikko Alava (2206)
Ari-Pekka Tingander (2020)
1-0 32 2015
Perttu Anttila (2127)
Mikko Alava (2206)
1-0 37 2015
Mikko Alava (2206)
Santul Kosmo (2227)
½-½ 21 2014
Petri Lehtivaara (2272)
Mikko Alava (2206)
1-0 28 2014
Ari-Pekka Tingander (2007)
Mikko Alava (2202)
0-1 46 2013
Keijo Kononen (2247)
Mikko Alava (2201)
½-½ 42 2011
Mikko Alava (2210)
Eetu Prieur (2152)
½-½ 22 2010
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