Olavi Katajisto

Olavi Katajisto
CountryFinland
Born(1916-06-30)30 June 1916
Died10 September 2004(2004-09-10) (aged 88)

Olavi Katajisto (30 June 1916 – 10 September 2004)[1] was a Finnish chess player.

In the 1950s Olavi Katajisto was one of Finland's leading chess players. He played mainly in domestic chess tournaments and Finnish Chess Championships. In 1951, Olavi Katajisto won Helsinki Chess Championship.[2]

Olavi Katajisto played for Finland in the Chess Olympiad:[3] In 1954, at third board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+5, =6, -5).

References

  1. ^ "Olavi Katajisto 1916 - 2004 BillionGraves Record". BillionGraves. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. ^ Felice, Gino Di (March 10, 2010). Chess Results, 1951-1955: A Comprehensive Record with 1,620 Tournament Crosstables and 144 Match Scores, with Sources. McFarland. ISBN 9780786455560 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Olavi Katajisto". www.olimpbase.org.
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