Unto Venäläinen

Unto Eevert Venäläinen (born 29 February 1944) is a Finnish chess FIDE Master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC) (1973), Finnish Chess Championship silver medalist (1974).

Unto Venäläinen
CountryFinland
Born (1944-02-29) 29 February 1944
Lahti, Finland
TitleFIDE Master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC, 1973)

Biography

From the late 1960s to the early 1980s Unto Venäläinen was one of the leading Finnish chess players. He has won silver medal at the Finnish Chess Championships in 1974.[1]

Unto Venäläinen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Also Unto Venäläinen two times played for Finland in the Telechess Olympiads (1978, 1982).[3]

Unto Venäläinen active participated in correspondence chess tournaments. In 1970 and 1972, he twice won Finnish Correspondence Chess Championships. In 1973, Unto Venäläinen was awarded the International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC) title.

gollark: Can you *give* me those numbers?
gollark: So, should I run the numbers for TBU instead?
gollark: 20.
gollark: And how many cells does your reactor have?
gollark: Can you just check the fuel time and RF/t of TBU quickly?

References
  1. "ShakkiNet - shakkipeli/historia". www.shakki.net.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Unto Venäläinen". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: Telechess Olympiad :: Unto Venäläinen". www.olimpbase.org.
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