IM Tapani Sammalvuo

Full name

Tapani Sammalvuo

Born

1975 (age 51)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Finland

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (15 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szén Variation (12 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Traditional Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (17 games)

English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (15 games)

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (14 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Tapani Sammalvuo (2376) Martin Poulsen (2276)	1-0	34	2025
Tapani Sammalvuo (2376) Sanan Sjugirov (2632)	0-1	46	2025
Hannes Stefansson (2408) Tapani Sammalvuo (2376)	1-0	37	2025
Fabian Baenziger (2439) Tapani Sammalvuo (2376)	½-½	47	2025
Alice O'Gorman (1960) Tapani Sammalvuo (2376)	½-½	42	2025
Marc'Andria Maurizzi (2594) Tapani Sammalvuo (2368)	1-0	136	2024
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Baldur Kristinsson (2166)	1-0	35	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Johann Ingvason (2069)	1-0	33	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Mustafa Yilmaz (2640)	0-1	28	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2381) Elham AMAR (2584)	½-½	82	2023