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Player:
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Pitkanen, Ari
FIDE
:
FIDE Card
Years
:
2006-
Number of games
:
101
Number of wins
:
33
Number of draws
:
21
Number of losses
:
47
White score
:
24½/55 (44.55% - Average Elo: 1998)
Black score
:
19/46 (41.3% - Average Elo: 2047.45)
Rating progression
Games
White wins
White draws
White losses
Black wins
Black draws
Black losses
Top wins
Pitkanen, Ari - Peltola, Leo (2046), Vierumaki We LahS, Vierumaki (B92) - 2012
Pitkanen, Ari (1913) - Blinov, Jurij (2029), FIN-chT1B 1617, Finland (D37) - 2017
Pitkanen, Ari (1809) - Kyburz, Stefan (2026), FIN-chT1B 1415, Finland (D40) - 2015
Suomalainen, Erkki (2136) - Pitkanen, Ari (1979), TCh-FIN 2024-25, Finland FIN (A16) - 2025
Harju, Jukka (2053) - Pitkanen, Ari (1949), FIN-chT1B 1718, Finland (A03) - 2018
Sipila, Markku (2032) - Pitkanen, Ari, Vierumaki We LahS, Vierumaki (E73) - 2012
Pitkanen, Ari - ? (50)
Ahvenjarvi, Jani (½/2)
Auvinen, Esa (1/2)
Blinov, Jurij (2/2)
Pitkanen, Jorma (½/2)
Salmelin, Aaro (1/2)
Aakio, Seppo (0/1)
Aaltio, Erkki (0/1)
Alho, Olli (0/1)
Fager Pintila, Ilpo (1/1)
Franssila, Tommi (0/1)
Hintikka, Eero (0/1)
Kauko, Pekka (0/1)
Kiviharju, Tauno (1/1)
Konttinen, Timo (0/1)
Koskinen, Matti (1/1)
Kumpulainen, Kalle (0/1)
Kuusela, Matti (0/1)
Kyburz, Stefan (1/1)
Laakso, Harri (½/1)
Lansimaki, Ville (½/1)
Lehtosaari, Mauri (0/1)
Luukkonen, Tommi (0/1)
Manninen, Harri (0/1)
Maula, Eerikki (1/1)
Mikkonen, Harri (½/1)
Mustonen, Tapani (1/1)
Nissinen, Niilo Man (0/1)
Nordlund, Henri (1/1)
Nurmela, Janne (½/1)
Pakarinen, Pauli (0/1)
Paronen, Petteri (0/1)
Patosalmi, Juha (1/1)
Peltola, Leo (1/1)
Pietinen, Pekka (½/1)
Pihlajamaki, Antti (1/1)
Pursiainen, Erkki (½/1)
Raki, Jyrki (0/1)
Ruokamo, Jouko (1/1)
Saharinen, Petri (1/1)
Salmi, Ilkka (½/1)
Santul, Kosmo (0/1)
Sihvonen, Tero (0/1)
Smeds, Tom (½/1)
Tiensuu, Seppo (1/1)
Tiihonen, Ilpo (0/1)
Tiilikainen, Mikko (½/1)
Topi Hulmi, Teemu (0/1)
Torkkola, Henri (0/1)
Tuominen, Joona (1/1)
Turtiainen, Tauno (1/1)
? - Pitkanen, Ari (44)
Lahdelma, Henri (1/2)
Lonnqvist, Henrik (1/2)
Eklund, Kari (0/1)
Fraser, Scott (0/1)
Hannukainen, Teuvo (½/1)
Harju, Jukka (1/1)
Hartio, Ilkka (0/1)
Heinila, Ilari (1/1)
Iivonen, Markku (½/1)
Kahre, Kim (0/1)
Karppinen, Martti (1/1)
Kekki, Petri (0/1)
Kivilahti, Rami (½/1)
Koskinen, Veikko (½/1)
Kumpulainen, Kalle (0/1)
Lehtinen, Tero (0/1)
Lehtosaari, Mauri (0/1)
Miettinen, Teemu (1/1)
Mustonen, Tapani (½/1)
Narhi, Kimmo (0/1)
Nordlund, Henri (1/1)
Nystrom, Jarno (½/1)
Peltola, Leo (0/1)
Peurala, Jussi (0/1)
Pietinen, Pekka (1/1)
Piho, Juha (0/1)
Pulkkinen, Kari (0/1)
Riikonen, Olavi (0/1)
Rinne, Heini (½/1)
Rintakoski, Pentti (1/1)
Saastamoinen, Aarne (½/1)
Salimaki, Janne (0/1)
Salminen, Jussi (0/1)
Sipila, Markku (1/1)
Suomalainen, Erkki (1/1)
Tocklin, Tomi (½/1)
Toivonen, Aulis (½/1)
Tuovinen, Jukka (0/1)
Upero, Jussi (0/1)
Vakimies, Juha (1/1)
Varpanen, J (0/1)
Varpanen, Jan (1/1)
Vehkalahti, Veli (1/1)
Westerinen, Heikki MJ (0/1)
Openings played as White (42)
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
1956.5
Result:
3½/6 = 58.33%
D37 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1986.25
Result:
1/4 = 25%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2092.67
Result:
0/3 = 0%
D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2051
Result:
1/2 = 50%
D17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 dxc4 5.a4 Bf5)
Average Elo:
1857
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (1.d4 d6)
Average Elo:
2027.5
Result:
½/2 = 25%
A90 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4 Nf6 3.g3 e6 4.Bg2)
Average Elo:
1999
Result:
½/1 = 50%
C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 f5)
Average Elo:
1987
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 Nc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D94 Grunfeld (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.e3)
Average Elo:
2098
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E51 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 b6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E14 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.e3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D97 Grunfeld, Russian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qb3 dxc4 6.Qxc4 O-O 7.e4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6 5.e3 Nbd7 6.Bd3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 b5 8.Bd3 a6)
Average Elo:
1857
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A52 Budapest Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6)
Average Elo:
2068
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C10 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D24 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B01 Scandinavian (1.e4 d5)
Average Elo:
2045
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
2046
Result:
1/1 = 100%
C88 Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3)
Average Elo:
0
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:
2258
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D06 Queen's Gambit Declined (1.d4 d5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
2040
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A84 Dutch (1.d4 f5 2.c4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E91 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2)
Average Elo:
1938
Result:
1/1 = 100%
D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c6)
Average Elo:
1876
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A47 Queen's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 b6)
Average Elo:
2136
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D40 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 c5)
Average Elo:
2026
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2197
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack (1.b3)
Average Elo:
2341
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted (1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1891
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1)
Average Elo:
1550
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A59 Benko Gambit (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 b5 4.cxb5 a6 5.bxa6 Bxa6 6.Nc3 d6 7.e4)
Average Elo:
1982
Result:
0/1 = 0%
D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense (1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
1958
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
2006
Result:
½/1 = 50%
A68 Benoni, Four Pawns Attack (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.e4 g6 7.f4 Bg7 8.Nf3 O-O)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A60 Benoni Defense (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6)
Average Elo:
1974
Result:
½/1 = 50%
D02 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1812
Result:
½/1 = 50%
Openings played as Black (38)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (1.e4 c6 2.d4)
Average Elo:
2060
Result:
1/3 = 33.33%
E61 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1897
Result:
2½/3 = 83.33%
B50 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6)
Average Elo:
1988
Result:
1½/2 = 75%
B22 Sicilian, Alapin (1.e4 c5 2.c3)
Average Elo:
2214
Result:
0/2 = 0%
B27 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3)
Average Elo:
1799
Result:
1/2 = 50%
E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.h3)
Average Elo:
1751
Result:
½/2 = 25%
D00 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 d5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
0/1 = 0%
C13 French (1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System (1.c4 c6)
Average Elo:
2016
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B15 Caro-Kann (1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2182
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B94 Sicilian, Najdorf (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5)
Average Elo:
2058
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 (1.e4 c6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Nf3 Bg4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A07 King's Indian Attack (1.Nf3 d5 2.g3)
Average Elo:
2106
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A45 Queen's Pawn Game (1.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E92 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5)
Average Elo:
2125
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A02 Bird's Opening (1.f4)
Average Elo:
2006
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bb5+ Bd7)
Average Elo:
1928
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E73 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Be2)
Average Elo:
2032
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B08 Pirc, Classical (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Nf3)
Average Elo:
2009
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B07 Pirc (1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6)
Average Elo:
2064
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 (1.e4 c5 2.f4)
Average Elo:
2154
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7 7.O-O e5 8.e4)
Average Elo:
2144
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B20 Sicilian (1.e4 c5)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E72 King's Indian (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2113
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.f4)
Average Elo:
0
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B34 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 g6 5.Nxc6)
Average Elo:
2102
Result:
½/1 = 50%
E62 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3)
Average Elo:
2019
Result:
1/1 = 100%
B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 O-O 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Bd7 10.O-O-O)
Average Elo:
1888
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B72 Sicilian, Dragon (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3)
Average Elo:
2054
Result:
½/1 = 50%
B74 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 O-O 9.Nb3)
Average Elo:
1996
Result:
1/1 = 100%
A03 Bird's Opening (1.f4 d5)
Average Elo:
2053
Result:
1/1 = 100%
E94 King's Indian, Orthodox (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O)
Average Elo:
2109
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B23 Sicilian, Closed (1.e4 c5 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
1986
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B30 Sicilian (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6)
Average Elo:
2172
Result:
0/1 = 0%
B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation (1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6)
Average Elo:
2044
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 (1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3)
Average Elo:
2281
Result:
0/1 = 0%
E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto (1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 d6 5.g3 O-O 6.Bg2 Nbd7)
Average Elo:
2183
Result:
0/1 = 0%
A16 English (1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3)
Average Elo:
2136
Result:
1/1 = 100%