Matti Rantanen (chess player)

Matti Rantanen
CountryFinland
Born(1911-02-20)20 February 1911
Died1996

Matti Rantanen (20 February 1911 – 1996) was a Finnish chess player, four-time Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1948, 1955, 1960, 1966).

Biography

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From the late 1940s to the late 1960s, Matti Rantanen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won three silver (1955, 1960, 1966) and bronze (1948) medals.

Matti Rantanen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Matti Rantanen played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[2]

  • In 1961, at third board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =2, -2).

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Matti Rantanen". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Matti Rantanen". www.olimpbase.org.
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