Veikko Hänninen
Veikko Hänninen | |
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Country | Finland |
Born | Jyväskylä, Finland | 4 April 1929
Died | 24 January 1981 Jyväskylä, Finland | (aged 51)
Veikko Hänninen (4 April 1929 – 24 January 1981) was a Finnish chess player and writer, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1956).
Biography[]
In the second half of 1950s, Veikko Hänninen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won silver (1956) medal. In 1957, in Wageningen Veikko Hänninen participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.
Veikko Hänninen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]
- In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =3, -1).
Veikko Hänninen was also known as a writer. The his main work is The Fishing Line (Finnish: Siima soi, Gummerus 1978). The book tells about fishing (primarily northern pike fishing).
References[]
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Veikko Hänninen". www.olimpbase.org.
External links[]
- Veikko Hänninen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Veikko Hänninen chess games at 365chess.com
Categories:
- 1929 births
- 1981 deaths
- Sportspeople from Jyväskylä
- Finnish chess players
- Finnish writers
- Chess Olympiad competitors
- 20th-century chess players
- Finnish people stubs