FinlandFIN
ID: 506770

Veikko Rantanen

FIDE ratings

1,820Classical
1,949Rapid

Performance

50 games
28% Win
32% Draw
40% Loss

Veikko Rantanen's playing style

Overall score:44%14W 16D 20L over 50 games
Best with 1.e4 as White:32%in 22 games
In great form:53%7W 7D 6L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:32%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Caro-Kann Defense: Karpov Variation, Modern Variation, Kasparov Attack
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon
100%
4g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Two Knights, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian
100%
2g
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, French Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest Black sample, with 3 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

French Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
3g
Indian Defense: West Indian Defense
100%
2g
French Defense: Tarrasch Variation
100%
2g
Richter-Veresov Attack
100%
2g
French Defense: Advance Variation, Euwe Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

32 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

32 games in this line · White to move

Results for Rantanen, Veikko as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
19%
31%
50%
Move
22 · 69%
18%
27%
55%
8 · 25%
25%
50%
25%
2 · 6%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 16, 2024
OTB - Finland
Syvalahti, Heikki(1977)
L—
Mar 16, 2024
OTB - Finland
Syvalahti, Heikki(1977)
L—
Nov 25, 2023
OTB - Finland
Taipale, Reijo
L—
Nov 25, 2023
OTB - Finland
Taipale, Reijo(1818)
L—
Sep 28, 2023
OTB - PGN-Mentor
FMStrobel, Ferdinand(1952)
D—
Sep 26, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Murray, Jim G.(1836)
D—
Sep 26, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Murray, Jim G.(1836)
D—
Sep 24, 2023
OTB - PGNMentor
Binder, Beat(1846)
W—
Sep 24, 2023
OTB - PGN-Mentor
Binder, Beat(1846)
W—
Sep 23, 2023
OTB - TWIC
Wihlborn, Bengt(1791)
L—

Research Veikko Rantanen’s games and opening repertoire

Veikko Rantanen is rated 1820 in standard, 1949 in rapid by FIDE. Veikko Rantanen plays for Finland.

Veikko Rantanen has FIDE ID 506770.

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