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ID: 505846

Markku Sipila

FIDE ratings

1,929Classical
1,965Rapid

Performance

50 games
28% Win
34% Draw
38% Loss

Markku Sipila's playing style

Overall score:45%14W 17D 19L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:33%in 21 games
Out of form:35%4W 6D 10L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:34%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense has the largest White sample, with 4 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Classical Defense
50%
50%
4g
Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation
100%
2g
Dutch Defense: Staunton Gambit
100%
2g
Benoni Defense
100%
2g
Grünfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Szabo Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed has the largest Black sample, with 4 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Closed
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Pterodactyl
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Barmen Defense, Modern Line
100%
2g
Richter-Veresov Attack
100%
2g
Benoni Defense: Czech Benoni Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

21 games in this line · White to move

Results for Sipila, Markku as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
29%
10%
62%
Move
21 · 100%
29%
10%
62%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 16, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Kallunki, Konsta(2021)
L—
Mar 16, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Kallunki, Konsta(2021)
L—
Feb 8, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Ojasuo, Anton(1894)
D—
Feb 8, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Ojasuo, Anton(1894)
D—
Jan 11, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMKivisto, Mikko(2199)
L—
Jan 11, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMKivisto, Mikko(2199)
L—
Oct 6, 2024
OTB - TWIC
FMKytoniemi, Jyrki(2174)
L—
Oct 6, 2024
OTB - TWIC
FMKytoniemi, Jyrki(2174)
L—
Oct 5, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Narhi, Kimmo(2035)
D—
Oct 5, 2024
OTB - TWIC
Narhi, Kimmo(2035)
D—

Research Markku Sipila’s games and opening repertoire

Markku Sipila is rated 1929 in standard, 1965 in rapid by FIDE. Markku Sipila plays for Finland.

Markku Sipila has FIDE ID 505846.

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