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IM Sampsa Nyysti

Full name

Sampsa Nyysti

Born

1/1/1978 (age 46)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Finland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (12 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (10 games)

French Defense: King's Indian Attack (10 games)

Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (8 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, English Attack with 7.f3 (8 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (18 games)

Trompowsky Attack (7 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Ragozin, Gligorić, Bernstein, Exchange Variation (7 games)

Italian Game: Two Knights, Modern Bishop's Opening (7 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Gligorić Variation (7 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Sampsa Nyysti (2326) Tomi Nyback (2584)	1-0	69	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Tomasz Pietrzak (2042)	1-0	66	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Barbara Skuhala (2151)	1-0	33	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Nikita Filindash (2067)	0-1	58	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Nikolai A. Grebennikov (2220)	0-1	43	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Martyna Starosta (2067)	½-½	31	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2326) Jaan Ehlvest (2512)	½-½	42	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2326) Tomas Povilaitis (2057)	½-½	76	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Niilo Man Nissinen (2159)	½-½	41	2024
Sampsa Nyysti (2339) Jan Subelj (2512)	1-0	60	2023

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