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Player:
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Paajala, Niki
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1996-2022
Number of games
:
173
Number of wins
:
44
Number of draws
:
57
Number of losses
:
72
White score
:
39/87 (44.83% - Average Elo: 1989.19)
Black score
:
33½/86 (38.95% - Average Elo: 1976.72)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Paajala, Niki (1997) - Rauramaa, Kari (2217), Turku We TSY, Turku (B26) - 2011
Paajala, Niki (1929) - Vihinen, Teemu (2151), Helsinki EtVaS op, Helsinki (A08) - 2019
Paajala, Niki (1908) - Kauppala, Pekka (2119), Espoo MatSK Weekend A, Espoo (B23) - 2015
Pelto, Juho (2036) - Paajala, Niki (1964), Turku We TSY, Turku (B01) - 2012
Penttila, Tero (2007) - Paajala, Niki (1964), Helsinki We Garde 9th Group A, Helsinki (C89) - 2012
Gronroos, Matti (1981) - Paajala, Niki (1955), Helsinki We HSL kesaturnaus A, Helsinki (C62) - 2016
Paajala, Niki - ? (78)
Julkunen, Tapio (1½/3)
Porrasmaa, Timo (½/3)
Heikkila, Antti (2/2)
Kauppala, Pekka (1½/2)
Keinanen, Toivo (1/2)
Kugappi, Tomi (1/2)
Tuominen, Joona (1½/2)
Aalto, Patrik (1/1)
Aberg, Tomi (0/1)
Alkkiomaki, Jyrki (0/1)
Behr, Rene (0/1)
Brack, Andre (½/1)
Christen, Stefan (1/1)
Ebeling, Daniel (0/1)
Ertbjerg, Per (0/1)
Galchenko, Vadim (0/1)
Gold, Florian (1/1)
Hallman, Valo (0/1)
Hartio, Ilkka (½/1)
Henrotte, Nils (1/1)
Ibrahimovic, Nenad (0/1)
Isert, Fabian (½/1)
Jarvenpaa, Jari (0/1)
Johnen, Franz (1/1)
Kamalov, Rashit (1/1)
Katajainen, Kimmo (1/1)
Kauko, Pekka (0/1)
Kauppila, Jerko (0/1)
Kilpi, Teemu (½/1)
Kleibel, Uwe (0/1)
Klemm, Ulrich (½/1)
Koivula, Antti (0/1)
Koskenniemi, Simo (1/1)
Koskinen, Veikko (0/1)
Laihonen, Petteri (½/1)
Laitinen, Mika (1/1)
Laukkanen, Jere (1/1)
Liitiainen, Elia (0/1)
Luukkonen, Tommi (½/1)
Luuppala, Jari (0/1)
Maki, Juha (1/1)
Mannberg, Henry (½/1)
Marquardt, Christian (0/1)
Miettinen, Teemu (½/1)
Nokso Koivisto, Antti (0/1)
Patosalmi, Juha (½/1)
Pesola, Jyrki (1/1)
Pfadenhauer, Johannes (0/1)
Pietarinen, Petri (½/1)
Pohjala, Henri (½/1)
Ponnio, Toni (½/1)
Puittinen, Mika (½/1)
Raisanen, Kim (0/1)
Rauramaa, Kari (1/1)
Regensburger, Paul (1/1)
Riihimaki, Pekka (½/1)
Ronka, Erik (0/1)
Sammet, Dominik (1/1)
Sanchez, Juan1 (0/1)
Schmid, Roland (½/1)
Seeman, Tarvo (0/1)
Sipila, Markku (½/1)
Syvalahti, Heikki (0/1)
Tocklin, Tomi (1/1)
Torkkola, Henri (0/1)
Tumanov, Dmitri (½/1)
Tuomala, Timo (0/1)
Tuominen, Mauri (0/1)
Uusi Oukari, Seppo (1/1)
Vaisanen, Paavo (½/1)
Van de Plassche, Erik (½/1)
Van Ginneken, Jeroen (1/1)
Varpanen, Jan (½/1)
Vesalainen, Petteri (0/1)
Vihinen, Teemu (1/1)
Vlaar, Shannon (0/1)
Vuorisalo, Veli Matti (0/1)
Wikman, Jimmy (½/1)
? - Paajala, Niki (75)
Kangas, Lauri (1/4)
Julkunen, Tapio (1/3)
Aalto, Patrik (½/2)
Alkkiomaki, Jyrki (2/2)
Gronroos, Matti (1/2)
Kokkala, Janne (1/2)
Porrasmaa, Timo (0/2)
Puroila, Sippo (1/2)
Aberg, Tomi (0/1)
Anders, Eric (1/1)
Aura, Kristian (0/1)
Bieberle, Gerhart (½/1)
Bruell, Elias (1/1)
Culum, Sanjin (0/1)
Eisenschmid, Oliver (1/1)
Franssila, Tommi (0/1)
Freer, Robert (½/1)
Fromme, Ernst (½/1)
Gunther, Marcella (0/1)
Hallenberg, Sami (½/1)
Heikkinen, Jyrki (0/1)
Inkinen, Tuukka (1/1)
Ivanov, Sergei V (0/1)
Jarvenpaa, Jari (0/1)
Johansson, Antti (1/1)
Johansson, Jukka (½/1)
Kangasmaa, Mikko (0/1)
Kauppala, Pekka (0/1)
Kimpiharju, Tapio (1/1)
Koivunen, Jussi (0/1)
Koivusalo, Ville Veiko (½/1)
Krasilnikov, Sergei (½/1)
Krupke, Hardi (½/1)
Kugappi, Tomi (0/1)
Kurkijarvi, Mikko (½/1)
Lahdelma, Henri (0/1)
Lallukka, Taneli (½/1)
Lehtila, Taneli (0/1)
Lehtinen, Tero (½/1)
Leppala, Tuomo (0/1)
Lillipuu, Olev (0/1)
Linden, Lari (0/1)
Linqvist, Grels (½/1)
Liu, Dennis (1/1)
Luuppala, Jani (0/1)
Maki, Juha (1/1)
Mannisto, Eero (½/1)
Matomaki, Kaisa (1/1)
Mertanen, Janne (0/1)
Miettinen, Teemu (0/1)
Nuutinen, Pan (0/1)
Olander, Aleksi (½/1)
Paasikangas Tella, Johanna (½/1)
Pavlov, Liliane (0/1)
Pelto, Juho (1/1)
Peltola, Risto (0/1)
Peltomaa, Jukka (½/1)
Penttila, Tero (1/1)
Pitkaaho, Aki (0/1)
Rantamo, Keijo (½/1)
Ristoja, Samu (0/1)
Salminen, Jussi (0/1)
Schmahl, Stephan (0/1)
Sikkila, Jarmo (1/1)
Sinervuo, Veli Pekka (0/1)
Sofiev, Alexey (½/1)
Storch, Dominik (½/1)
Suseenthiram, Rajaji (1/1)
Syvalahti, Timo (½/1)
Thamm, Felix (1/1)
Tiilikainen, Mikko (½/1)
Tiiva, Eetu (1/1)
Tocklin, Tomi (½/1)
Uphoff, Lennart (0/1)
Zelic, Ml (0/1)
Openings played as White (43)
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1993.18
Result:
5/11 = 45.45%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1810
Result:
3/7 = 42.86%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1856.57
Result:
4½/7 = 64.29%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2006
Result:
4½/6 = 75%
C00 French Defense (1.e4 e6)
Average Elo:
2016.75
Result:
2½/4 = 62.5%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2097.33
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
B10 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6)
Average Elo:
1998.67
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A00 Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1796.5
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A08 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 c5 3.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2115
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C41 Philidor Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
2173
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2068.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2085.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
1911
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2232.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C49 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5 Bb4)
Average Elo:
2048
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2242
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C70 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4)
Average Elo:
1546
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B33 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E29 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.Bd3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2225
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (1.d4 d6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B40 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6)
Average Elo:
2043
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1670
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
1670
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C48 Four Knights (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bb5)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
2000
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
1708
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2254
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1960
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C01 French, Exchange (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2130
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2262
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2095
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A44 Old Benoni Defense (1.d4 c5 2.d5 e5)
Average Elo:
2078
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2091
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1830
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C11 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2188
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C24 Bishop's Opening (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
Openings played as Black (41)
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2069.33
Result:
3½/11 = 31.82%
A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1968.83
Result:
3/10 = 30%
A80 Dutch (1.d4 f5)
Average Elo:
1952.86
Result:
1½/7 = 21.43%
A86 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2059.67
Result:
2½/6 = 41.67%
C54 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4 exd4 6.cxd4)
Average Elo:
2154.5
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A81 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2097
Result:
1½/3 = 50%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
1991.67
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
C78 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/2 = 0%
C44 King's Pawn Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
1566.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
A85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1843.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5)
Average Elo:
1935.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C25 Vienna (1.e4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1876
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
C60 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5)
Average Elo:
1829.5
Result:
2/2 = 100%
C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6)
Average Elo:
2108.5
Result:
1/2 = 50%
C62 Ruy Lopez, Old Steinitz Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 d6)
Average Elo:
1904.5
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
½/2 = 25%
C68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C50 Giuoco Piano (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A18 English, Mikenas-Carls (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6 3.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C45 Scotch Game (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C51 Evans Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 )
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C42 Petrov Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2028
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2145
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6 7.Nc3 c6)
Average Elo:
1976
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1898
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1937
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
1830
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2076
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A30 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5)
Average Elo:
2020
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.Qc2)
Average Elo:
2334
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1824
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1842
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C96 Ruy Lopez, Closed (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d6 9.h3 Na5 10.Bc2)
Average Elo:
1619
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C77 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
1850
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2163
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D04 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3)
Average Elo:
1546
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D03 Torre Attack (Tartakower Variation) (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2211
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1895
Result:
1/1 = 100%