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Player:
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Carlsen,Magnus
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Papula, Niko
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
1994-2025
Number of games
:
88
Number of wins
:
21
Number of draws
:
22
Number of losses
:
45
White score
:
20/46 (43.48% - Average Elo: 2086.38)
Black score
:
12/42 (28.57% - Average Elo: 2062.71)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Papula, Niko - Morant, Paul (2199), FIN-chT 0506, Finland (A39) - 2006
Papula, Niko - Fraser, Scott (2153), FIN Team Cup, Finland (A23) - 2013
Papula, Niko (1962) - Manninen, Anssi (2094), FIN-chT 1314, Finland (A36) - 2013
Mannberg, Henry (1934) - Papula, Niko (1972), FIN Team Cup, Finland (B26) - 2014
Havumaki, Jani (1869) - Papula, Niko (1904), FIN-chT 1920, Finland (B31) - 2019
Rantanen, Ari - Papula, Niko, FIN-chT 0506, Finland (A06) - 2005
Papula, Niko - ? (45)
Kivisto, Mikko (½/2)
Asikanius, Kauko (1/1)
Ben Artzi, Ido (0/1)
Buttell, David (1/1)
Carey, Paul (1/1)
Drzasga, Michael (1/1)
Erlund, Kaj (1/1)
Fraser, Scott (1/1)
Gayson, Peter (0/1)
Hauge, Lars Oskar (½/1)
Havukainen, Leo (1/1)
Iclicki, Willy (½/1)
Jackson, Carl (0/1)
Khanov, Pavel (0/1)
Kiik, Kalle (0/1)
Kiltti, Jyrki (0/1)
Kiviaho, Allan (0/1)
Kivinen, Jyrki (1/1)
Korhonen, Erkki (½/1)
Kurkijarvi, Mikko (0/1)
Kyburz, Peter (1/1)
Laitinen, Martti (1/1)
Linden, Lari (0/1)
Manninen, Anssi (1/1)
Marttinen, Teppo (1/1)
Mihasi, Erald (0/1)
Mirza, Gabriel (½/1)
Morant, Paul (1/1)
Motycakova, Monika (0/1)
Multanen, Jimi (0/1)
Nevanlinna, Risto (0/1)
Nuutilainen, Timo (½/1)
Palsson, Halldor (0/1)
Parkkinen, Jyrki (½/1)
Pesonen, Pekka (1/1)
Pitkaaho, Arto (0/1)
Plane, Boris (0/1)
Pohjala, Henri (0/1)
Porrasmaa, Timo (0/1)
Rehn, Ralf (0/1)
Ruuhila, Risto (1/1)
Salopaa, Tero (1/1)
Taipale, Reijo (0/1)
Tingander, Ari Pekka (0/1)
Zilles, Paul (½/1)
? - Papula, Niko (42)
Auvinen, Esa (1/1)
Burnett, Jim (0/1)
Denham, Colin (1/1)
Haapasalo, Jukka Pekka (½/1)
Harju, Tommi (½/1)
Havumaki, Jani (1/1)
Hynninen, Juha (0/1)
Ingason, Sigurdur (0/1)
Jaaskelainen, Jani (½/1)
Karalli, Fouad (0/1)
Kaspi, Alexander (0/1)
Kauppila, Harri (0/1)
Mannberg, Henry (1/1)
Morant, Paul (½/1)
Mustonen, Tapani (½/1)
Naylor, John (0/1)
Nestor, Kaarel (0/1)
Noiroux, Kevin (0/1)
Nurminen, Jorma (½/1)
O'Driscoll, Kieran (0/1)
Paananen, Olli Pekka (½/1)
Pacher, Simon (½/1)
Pelto, Juho (½/1)
Pitkaaho, Arto (0/1)
Pitkanen, Sami Pekka (0/1)
Porrasmaa, Timo (0/1)
Pozueta Alegria, Adrian (0/1)
Rantanen, Ari (1/1)
Rintakoski, Pentti (0/1)
Ronka, Erik (0/1)
Rosi, Aleksei (0/1)
Salimaki, Janne (½/1)
Salmi, Pertti (0/1)
Sarkkinen, Heikki (½/1)
Sjoman, Tapani (0/1)
Sorsa, Nuutti (0/1)
Steponavicius, Stasys (0/1)
Tiinanen, Teemu (½/1)
Tocklin, Tomi (0/1)
Torkkola, Henri (0/1)
Vainio, Ville (½/1)
Vuorinen, Mauno (½/1)
Openings played as White (29)
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
1963.6
Result:
2½/5 = 50%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
1976.33
Result:
2/4 = 50%
A22 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2146.33
Result:
1½/4 = 37.5%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2162
Result:
2/3 = 66.67%
A25 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2080
Result:
½/3 = 16.67%
D13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.cxd5 cxd5)
Average Elo:
2065
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A21 English (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2147
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B42 Sicilian, Kan (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 a6 5.Bd3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A37 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2286
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 c6)
Average Elo:
2153
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2044
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B06 Robatsch (1.e4 g6)
Average Elo:
2380
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C02 French, Advance (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5)
Average Elo:
2190
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation (1.c4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.d4)
Average Elo:
1957
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.g3)
Average Elo:
2311
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B73 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.Be2 Nc6 8.O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
1985
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A39 English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4 (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.O-O O-O 7.d4)
Average Elo:
2199
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.g3 Nf6 7.Bg2 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
2210
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A96 Dutch, Classical Variation (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.Nf3 O-O 6.O-O d6)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E12 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2157
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A17 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E24 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.a3 Bxc3+ 5.bxc3)
Average Elo:
2092
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A20 English (1.c4 e5)
Average Elo:
1771
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (29)
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2055
Result:
2½/6 = 41.67%
Uncommon Opening (1.g4, a3, h3, etc.)
Average Elo:
2153.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
2011.67
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
D93 Grunfeld, with Bf4 & e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bf4 O-O 6.e3)
Average Elo:
2197.33
Result:
0/3 = 0%
A36 English (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2205
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1904.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A06 Reti Opening (1.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A24 English, Bremen System with ...g6 (1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 g6)
Average Elo:
2081
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A34 English, Symmetrical (1.c4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2074
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1966
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B24 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B26 Sicilian, Closed, 6.Be3 (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 g6 4.Bg2 Bg7 5.d3 d6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
1934
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
1869
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1864
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B53 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Qxd4)
Average Elo:
2175
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Be2 a6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bc4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2186
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2115
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D01 Richter-Veresov Attack (1.d4 d5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2029
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2197
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
2072
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D46 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3)
Average Elo:
1729
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D85 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5)
Average Elo:
2226
Result:
0/1 = 0%