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IM Tapani Sammalvuo

Full name

Tapani Sammalvuo

Born

1/1/1975 (age 49)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Finland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (15 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: French Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szén Variation (12 games)

Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Classical, Traditional Variation (7 games)

Black Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (19 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (17 games)

English Opening: Nimzo-English Opening (15 games)

Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line (14 games)

English Opening: Neo-Catalan Defense Declined (11 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Baldur Kristinsson (2166)	1-0	35	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Johann Ingvason (2069)	1-0	33	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2386) Mustafa Yilmaz (2640)	0-1	28	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2381) Elham AMAR (2584)	½-½	82	2023
Tapani Sammalvuo (2419) Kalle Niemi (2322)	1-0	44	2018
Tapani Sammalvuo (2419) Timo Tuomala (2182)	1-0	32	2018
Tapani Sammalvuo (2415) Axel Ornstein (2344)	1-0	30	2018
Tapani Sammalvuo (2435) Tommi Luukkonen (2349)	1-0	43	2018
Tapani Sammalvuo (2411) Stefan Schneider (2399)	1-0	74	2018
Tapani Sammalvuo (2411) Petro Golubka (2478)	1-0	63	2018

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