Oliver Nieminen
FIN · FIDE ID 518280 · 61 tournament games since 2023
Standard
1964
#292 in FIN (active)
Rapid
1818
#373 in FIN (active)
Blitz
1946
#155 in FIN (active)
Score
56%
28 W · 12 D · 21 L
Opp. avg
1875
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-07-14
XXXIV Heart of Finland Open
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 97% of games (scores 58%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...c5 in 12 of 19 games (Sicilian Defense), scoring 58%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...d5 in 5 of 7 games (Queen's Pawn Game), scoring 60%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack as White, 67% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 32% against higher-rated players, 83% against lower-rated.
Based on 61 over-the-board games (30 classical). 33 with White (59%), 28 with Black (52%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 32 | 58% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Botvinnik-Carls Defense | 4 | 63% |
| Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation | 2 | 100% |
| Ruy Lopez: Cozio Defense | 2 | 100% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (19 games)
| 1...c5 Sicilian Defense | 12 | 58% |
| 1...g6 Modern Defense | 5 | 40% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 2 | 25% |
Against 1.d4 (7 games)
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 5 | 60% |
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 1 | 0% |
| 1...g6 Queen's Pawn Game | 1 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack | 3 | 67% |
| Modern Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 2 | 100% |
| Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation | 1 | 50% |
| Réti Opening: Advance Variation | 1 | 100% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-14 | Mikael Agopov (2388) XXXIV Heart of Finland Open | L |
| 2026-06-26 | Suleiman Akhmet (2109) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-25 | Justin Michael Fadeev (2127) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | ½ |
| 2026-06-24 | Toman Peric (1777) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-23 | Yu-En Yen (1602) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-22 | Raphael Si-Wei Yu (1594) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Changxing Li (2074) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-19 | Noah Rath Vesterbaek (1553) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | W |
| 2026-06-18 | Leonardo Tona (2158) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | L |
| 2026-06-17 | Jan Raphael Frisch (1665) FIDE World Youth Chess Championships 2026 | O14 · classical | W |
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