Hugo Ilmari Solin (19 September 1905 – 20 June 1976) was a

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player,

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winner (1945).

Biography

Hugo Ilmari Solin was born in a Finnish family living in Revel (at that time - the territory of the

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). He lived in

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, and in 1925 he moved to Finland to undergo urgent military service. He stayed in Finland for permanent residence. From the end the 1930s to begin the 1950 Solin was one of Finland's leading chess players. In 1945, in

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he won

. Also he twice shared 2nd place in Finnish Chess Championships: in 1946 and in 1954. In 1954, in

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Solin participated in FIDE Zonal tournament where he ranked in 19th place. Solin played for Finland in the

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s: * In 1935, at third board in the 6th Chess Olympiad in

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(+7, =3, -7), * In 1937, at third board in the

7th Chess Olympiad The 7th Chess Olympiad ( sv, Den 7:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and (unofficial) women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between July 31 and August 14, 1937, ...

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(+2, =2, -7). Solin played for Finland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad: * In 1936, at third board in the

3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad The 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad was held by German Chess Federation (''Grossdeutscher Schachbund'') as a counterpart of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin with reference to 1924 and 1928 events. Many Jewish chess players took part in the event. Si ...

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(+5, =9, -5).

References

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Ilmari Solin
chess games at 365chess.com 1905 births 1976 deaths Sportspeople from Tallinn Finnish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players Finnish expatriates in Estonia {{Finland-bio-stub