Jalo Aatos Fred (11 April 1917 – 10 April 2003) was a Finnish

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player, two-time

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winner (1947, 1955) and Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner (

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Biography

From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Fred was one of Finland's leading chess players. In

s he has won two gold (1947, 1955), silver (1961) and three bronze (1951, 1953, 1960) medals. Fred played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1952, at reserve board in the

10th Chess Olympiad The 10th Chess Olympiad ( fi, 10. Shakkiolympialaiset; sv, Den 10:e Schackolympiad), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team ...

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(+2, =5, -3), * In 1954, at fourth reserve board in the

11th Chess Olympiad The 11th Chess Olympiad ( nl, De 11e Schaakolympiade), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as several o ...

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(+2, =11, -3), * In 1956, at fourth board in the

12th Chess Olympiad The 12th Chess Olympiad (, ''12-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by the FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as se ...

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(+4, =6, -5), * In 1958, at fourth board in the

13th Chess Olympiad The 13th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 13. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. team tournament, as well as several o ...

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(+2, =8, -4), * In 1960, at reserve board in the

14th Chess Olympiad The 14th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 14. Schacholympiade), organized by Fédération Internationale des Échecs, FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female playe ...

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(+3, =7, -4), * In 1962, at second reserve board in the

15th Chess Olympiad The 15th Chess Olympiad ( bg, 15-ата Шахматна олимпиада, ''15-ata Shahmatna olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and fe ...

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(+3, =4, -2), * In 1964, at third board in the

16th Chess Olympiad The 16th Chess Olympiad ( he, אולימפיאדת השחמט ה-16, ''Olimpiada ha-shachmat ha-16''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

(+8, =6, -2) and won individual bronze medal.

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Jalo Aatos Fred
chess games at 365chess.com 1917 births 2003 deaths Sportspeople from Pori Finnish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Finland-chess-bio-stub