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ID: 506621

Kari Terasalo

FIDE ratings

1,798Classical
1,735Rapid
1,863Blitz

Performance

50 games
8% Win
26% Draw
66% Loss

Kari Terasalo's playing style

Overall score:21%4W 13D 33L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:26%in 17 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:30%in 15 games
Steady recent form:20%2W 4D 14L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations
100%
2g
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
100%
2g
Sicilian Defense: Open
100%
1g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Open has the largest Black sample, with 6 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Open
33%
67%
6g
Sicilian Defense: Closed
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
33%
67%
3g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Modern Variation
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense
100%
2g

Repertoire

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

Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Terasalo, Kari as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
27%
73%
Move
12 · 55%
17%
83%
6 · 27%
67%
33%
4 · 18%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Nov 25, 2023
OTB - Finland
Koskinen, Erkki(1852)
L—
Nov 25, 2023
OTB - Finland
Koskinen, Erkki(1852)
L—
Feb 11, 2023
OTB - Finland
Wikman, Jimmy(2086)
L—
Feb 11, 2023
OTB - Finland
Wikman, Jimmy(2086)
L—
Jan 14, 2023
OTB - Finland
Nurmela, Janne(1837)
L—
Jan 14, 2023
OTB - Finland
Nurmela, Janne(1837)
L—
Sep 25, 2022
OTB - Finland
Kumar, Ashwin(1935)
L—
Sep 25, 2022
OTB - Finland
Kumar, Ashwin(1935)
L—
Sep 24, 2022
OTB - Finland
Tikanmaki, Heikki(1802)
D—
Sep 24, 2022
OTB - Finland
Tikanmaki, Heikki(1802)
D—

Research Kari Terasalo’s games and opening repertoire

Kari Terasalo is rated 1798 in standard, 1735 in rapid, 1863 in blitz by FIDE. Kari Terasalo plays for Finland.

Kari Terasalo has FIDE ID 506621.

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