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Vilka Sipila
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Vilka Sipila

FinlandBorn 1987 (age 39)FIDE ID 505455

Luft classical

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Monthly Luft ratings, now 2436
FIDE

FIDE classical

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Monthly FIDE ratings, now 2475
Luft

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Vilka Sipila's classical titles

2 classical titles, newest first

  • Finnish Championship 20161st
  • Finnish Championship 20121st
  • Finnish Championship×2

Luft classical rating

Not ranked yet: the Luft classical rating needs at least 10 classical games in top events over the last year.

Openings

Their most-played, from 22 classical games in top events over the last 4 years

OpeningGamesScore
Sicilian Defense438%
Benko Gambit Accepted150%
French Defense10%
Catalan Opening10%

Sicilian Defense

With White: 4 games, won 1, drew 1, lost 2 · 38%

VariationGamesScore
Accelerated Dragon1100%
Lasker-Pelikan Variation150%
O'Kelly Variation10%
Najdorf Variation10%

Benko Gambit Accepted

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Modern Variation150%

French Defense

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Advance Variation10%

Catalan Opening

With White: 1 game, won 0, drew 0, lost 1 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Closed10%

Sicilian Defense

With Black: 3 games, won 0, drew 0, lost 3 · 0%

VariationGamesScore
Najdorf Variation20%
French Variation10%

King's Indian Attack

With Black: 2 games, won 0, drew 1, lost 1 · 25%

VariationGamesScore
Double Fianchetto225%

Nimzo-Indian Defense

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Normal Variation1100%

Ruy Lopez

With Black: 1 game, won 1, drew 0, lost 0 · 100%

VariationGamesScore
Berlin Defense1100%

Italian Game

With Black: 1 game, won 0, drew 1, lost 0 · 50%

VariationGamesScore
Classical Variation150%

Recent events

EventPlace+/−+/−
46th FIDE Chess Olympiad Samarkand 202627 Sep 20264/8−11−8
European Individual Chess Championship 202613 Apr 2026=154th−5−4
European Team Chess Championship 202514 Oct 20255/90+5
45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 202422 Sep 20245½/10−3−5
European Team Championship19 Nov 20234/8+4+4

Best wins

OpponentRating
IMJ. Seo12 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252483
GMD. Berdayes Ason22 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242474
IMN. Saraci15 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2466
FMA. Susilodinata16 Sep 2024 · 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 20242393
IMM. Krivokapic13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship2386

Most played

OpponentGamesWDL
GMT. BanuszLast 6 Oct 2025 · European Team Chess Championship 20252011
GMB. GleduraLast 11 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1010
GME. BlomqvistLast 12 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001
IMM. KrivokapicLast 13 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1100
GMA. TariLast 14 Nov 2023 · European Team Championship1001

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