FMKalle Niemi
FIN · FIDE ID 504378 · 34 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2295
#20 in FIN (active)
Rapid
2231
#35 in FIN (active)
Blitz
2262
#16 in FIN (active)
Score
54%
15 W · 7 D · 12 L
Opp. avg
2211
Last 34 games
Last game
2026-07-18
XXXIV Heart of Finland Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 100% of games (scores 50%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7 of 10 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 64%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 4 games (Indian Defense), scoring 50%.
- Weak spot: Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation as White, only 17% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 25% against higher-rated players, 75% against lower-rated.
Based on 34 over-the-board games. 17 with White (50%), 17 with Black (59%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 17 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation | 3 | 17% |
| Sicilian Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Yates Variation | 1 | 50% |
| French Defense: Advance Variation, Milner-Barry Gambit | 1 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred | 1 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 64% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 50% |
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (4 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 50% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense | 2 | 50% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Classical Defense Deferred | 2 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Karpov System | 1 | 0% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation | 1 | 100% |
| Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Slow Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-18 | Barnabas Panda (2187) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | L |
| 2026-07-17 | Yiming Zhang (2167) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | ½ |
| 2026-07-16 | Dmitri Tumanov (2138) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | W |
| 2026-07-16 | Harikrishnan.A.Ra (2519) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | L |
| 2026-07-15 | Tim Elgar (2166) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | W |
| 2026-07-14 | Oleg Korneev (2433) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | L |
| 2026-07-14 | Radmir Vorobyov (2169) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | W |
| 2026-07-14 | Aaro Salmelin (2106) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | W |
| 2026-07-14 | Urban Eriksson (1910) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | W |
| 2025-07-20 | Toni Ponnio (2078) XXXIII Heart of Finland Open | L |
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