Ilkka Sarén
| Ilkka Sarén | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ilkka Juhani Sarén |
| Country | Finland |
| Born | 16 May 1940 Helsinki, Finland |
| Died | 24 December 2022 (aged 82) |
| Title | FIDE master (FM) |
Ilkka Juhani Sarén (16 May 1940 – 24 December 2022)[1] was a Finnish chess FIDE master (FM), Finnish Chess Championship winner (1971).
Biography
[edit]In the 1970s, Ilkka Sarén was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won gold (1971), and bronze (1978) medals. Sarén participated in World Junior Chess Championship (1959) and World Chess Championship Zonal tournament (1972).[2]
Sarén played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[3]
- In 1972, at third board in the 20th Chess Olympiad in Skopje (+5, =7, -3),
- In 1976, at first reserve board in the 22nd Chess Olympiad in Haifa (+5, =6, -1),
- In 1978, at fourth board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =4, -3).
Sarén played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[4]
- In 1973, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =0, -5).
Sarén played for Finland in the Nordic Chess Cups:[5]
- In 1971, at second board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in Großenbrode (+0, =1, -4),
- In 1973, at first board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in Ribe (+0, =1, -4),
- In 1974, at third board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in Eckernförde (+1, =3, -1).
References
[edit]- ^ Tauriainen, Marko (27 December 2022). "Ilkka Sarén 1940–2022" (in Finnish). Finnish Chess Federation. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Sarén, Ilkka". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
[edit]- Ilkka Saren rating card at FIDE
- Ilkka Saren player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Ilkka Juhani Sarén chess games at 365chess.com
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