Karttunen, Mika

IM

FIN FIN·Born 1981·FIDE #502081

2478Classical
2400Rapid
2396Blitz

Statistics

Total3,733
Wins1,825
Draws678
Losses1,230
49%18%33%

Play Style

before facing them
Elite accuracy: 93.2% average
Solid conversion: 81%
Very consistent (92%)
Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game
Dominates 1.Nf3 as ♔ (78% in 58 games)
Vulnerable to 1.b3 ♚ (only 38%)

Play against Karttunen's Twin

Uses their openings, level & style

Deep Analysis

Stockfish 18 · Classical · 147 analyzed
Accuracy by phase
Opening
96.3%
Middlegame
92.9%
Endgame
95.2%
Clutch Factor
+4%
Winning (+2)
94%
Equal
95%
Losing (−2)
90%
Problematic Pieces
23%
35 err
20%
31 err
18%
27 err
16%
25 err
12%
19 err
11%
17 err
Critical Moment
Move 45 avg
0%
1-15
0%
16-25
31%
26-35
23%
36-45
46%
46+
46% of blunders occur after move 46 — keep tension until then.
Error Heatmap
6
7
6
Few
Many
g4
7 err
e2
6 err
f4
6 err
b4
5 err
d3
5 err
g4/e2 concentrate most errors. Force decisions in those zones.

Openings

3,733 games

Weaknesses

— exploit these
aswhite75.0%losses
Modern Benoni — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6
8 games · low samplePlay this line
aswhite62.5%losses
Ruy Lopez: Marshall — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b5
8 games · low samplePlay this line
asblack57.1%losses
Catalan — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3
14 gamesPlay this line
asblack54.2%losses
Grünfeld — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5
24 gamesPlay this line

Strengths

— avoid these
aswhite92.3%wins
Italian: Two Knights — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf613 g
aswhite75.0%wins
King's Indian: Main Line — 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O16 g
asblack83.3%wins
Ruy Lopez: Marshall — 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O b512 g
asblack48.5%wins
Sicilian: d6 Systems — 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6198 g

Critical Blunders

10 errors
Rg3??vs ErdogmusOTB · 2026
Kb6??vs HansenOTB · 2026
Rg3??vs BjerreOTB · 2026
Be6??vs YakubboevOTB · 2026
Qe4??vs MovahedOTB · 2026
g3??vs DudaOTB · 2026
Ned7??vs KeymerOTB · 2025
Kf6??vs LevitanOTB · 2025
Qf4??vs NybackOTB · 2025
Ne5??vs HambletonOTB · 2024

Recent Games

Draw
Salonen, Aku(2247)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 19 Jul 2026

½-½
Win
Kivimaki, Kasper(2156)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 18 Jul 2026

1-0
Draw
Panda, Barnabas(2187)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 17 Jul 2026

½-½
Loss
Chen,Jonathan(2182)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 16 Jul 2026

1-0
Win
Borsos, Bogdan(2131)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 16 Jul 2026

1-0
Win
Seppala, Joni(2005)

34th Heart of Finland Op · 15 Jul 2026

1-0

Endgame Statistics

PRO

Repertoire

PRO
8
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3
2
1a
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Move arrowsmost-played moves
SF18
1,859 games
53%16%31%
MovegamesPerf%
1.e4
847
58%
1.d4
742
65%
1.c4
202
59%
1.Nf3Strong
58
78%
1.Nc3
4
50%
1.g3Strong
3
83%
1.b3Strong
2
100%
1.f4Weak
1
0%

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