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FM Risto Nevanlinna

Risto Nevanlinna
Full name
Risto Nevanlinna
Born
1960 (age 66)‎
Place of birth
Federation
Finland
Profiles
#
World Ranking
2189
Classical
2132
Rapid
2227
Blitz

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces
French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Slow Variation (5 games)
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (5 games)
Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (4 games)
Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Dubois Réti Defense (4 games)
Black Pieces
Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (7 games)
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation (6 games)
Alekhine's Defense: Exchange Variation (6 games)
English Opening: Symmetrical, Two Knights Variation (6 games)
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (4 games)

Games

Players Result Moves Year
Rayan Mashhadi Aghajan (2004)
Risto Nevanlinna (2213)
1-0 42 2025
Anna Kohut (2015)
Risto Nevanlinna (2213)
1-0 34 2025
Maksim Novik (2382)
Risto Nevanlinna (2156)
1-0 54 2024
Risto Nevanlinna (2234)
Daniel Kristoferitsch (2283)
0-1 7 2022
Risto Nevanlinna (2277)
Kasper Kivimaki (1986)
0-1 40 2019
Risto Nevanlinna (2277)
J Pessi (2058)
½-½ 19 2019
Risto Nevanlinna (2221)
H Salo (2235)
½-½ 71 2019
Michal Piwowar (1860)
Risto Nevanlinna (2277)
0-1 46 2019
Eero Valkama (2222)
Risto Nevanlinna (2221)
½-½ 74 2019
Risto Nevanlinna (2205)
Petri Kekki (2306)
1-0 60 2018
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