Pirkko Irmeli Ekström (née Pihlajamäki; 16 November 1945 – 17 August 2011) was a

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player and a Finnish Women Chess Championship medalist (1976, 1982, 1984).

Biography

From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Pirkko Irmeli Ekström was one of Finland's leading chess players. In

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s she has won silver (1982) and two bronze (1976, 1984) medals. In 1985, in

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Pirkko Irmeli Ekström participated in

Women's World Chess Championship The Women's World Chess Championship (WWCC) is played to determine the world champion in women's chess. Like the World Chess Championship, it is administered by FIDE. Unlike with most sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee, wh ...

Zonal tournament. Pirkko Irmeli Ekström played for Finland in the

Women's Chess Olympiad The Women's Chess Olympiad is an event held by FIDE (the International Chess Federation) since 1957 (every two years since 1972), where national women's teams compete at chess for gold, silver and bronze medals. Since 1976 the Women's Chess Olympia ...

s: * In 1976, at second board in the 7th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+1, =3, -5), * In 1978, at third board in the 8th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+4, =4, -3), * In 1980, at first reserve board in the 9th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+2, =4, -4), * In 1982, at third board in the 10th Chess Olympiad (women) in Lucerne (+5, =2, -3), * In 1984, at first reserve board in the 26th Chess Olympiad (women) in

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(+5, =4, -2).

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Pirkko Irmeli Ekström
chess games at 365chess.com 1945 births 2011 deaths Finnish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Finland-chess-bio-stub