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Kari Valtonen

Kari Valtonen

Finnish chess problemist

Kari Valtonen (born April 26, 1954) is a Finnish chess problemist.

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Biography

Valtonen is chess problemist who worked in several genres, including endgame study, helpmate and selfmate.[1] He was one of Finland's chess problem magazine Tehtäväniekka authors. In 1984 in Sarajevo Valtonen won the second individual World Chess Solving Championship.[2] In the same year he gained the title of International Solving Grandmaster.[3] He also is FIDE International Arbiter of Chess Composition. In 2004 Valtonen was the chief judge of chess composition's international tournament in honor of his fifty-year anniversary.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Chess Composers: April 26th". chesscomposers.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  2. [2]
    Hannu Harkola. "8. WCSC SARAJEVO 22.-23.8.1984". wfcc.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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    Hannu Harkola. "Solving grandmasters". sci.fi. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  4. [4]
    "Kari Valtonen 50 JT 2004-6" (PDF). saunalahti.fi. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
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