Heikki Koskinen
CountryFinland
Born (1930-08-30) 30 August 1930

Heikki Koskinen (born 30 August 1930) is a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1958, 1959, 1961, 1967).

Biography

From the mid-1950s to the begin of 1970s, Heikki Koskinen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won four medals: two silver (1958, 1959) and two bronze (1961, 1967). In 1954, in Prague/Mariánské Lázně Heikki Koskinen participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.[1] In 1963, in Odense he participated in Nordic Chess Championship.

Heikki Koskinen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[2]

Heikki Koskinen played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[3]

  • In 1961, at fourth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =4, -0).

References

  1. "OlimpBase :: Zonal 3, Prague/Mariánské Lázně 1954". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Heikki Koskinen". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Heikki Koskinen". www.olimpbase.org.


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