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Finnish chess player
Mauri Olavi Sirkiä
CountryFinland
Born (1947-07-18) 18 July 1947 (age 77)
Kaarina, Finland
TitleFIDE Master (1990)
Peak rating2350 (July 1971)

Mauri Olavi Sirkiä (born 18 July 1947) is a Finnish chess FIDE master (FM), Finnish Chess Championship winner (1969).

Biography

In the 1960s and 1970s, Mauri Olavi Sirkiä was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won gold medal in 1969.

Mauri Olavi Sirkiä played for Finland in the Chess Olympiad:

Mauri Olavi Sirkiä played for Finland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:

  • In 1966, at second reserve board in the 13th World Student Team Chess Championship in Örebro (+0, =1, -5),
  • In 1968, at second board in the 15th World Student Team Chess Championship in Ybbs (+3, =2, -5),
  • In 1969, at second board in the 16th World Student Team Chess Championship in Dresden (+6, =5, -0),
  • In 1970, at first board in the 17th World Student Team Chess Championship in Haifa (+3, =1, -3).

References

  1. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Mauri Sirkiä". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Mauri Sirkiä". www.olimpbase.org.

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