Toivo Salo (22 January 1909 – 5 April 1981) was a Finnish chess player, three-time

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winner (1938, 1949, 1956).

Biography

From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, Toivo Salo was one of Finland's leading chess players. In

s he has won three gold (1938, 1949, 1956), five silver (1936, 1937, 1950, 1953, 1957) and bronze (1952) medals. Toivo Salo played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: * In 1935, at reserve board in the

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in Warsaw (+1, =3, -3), * In 1937, at fourth reserve board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in

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(+4, =5, -5), * In 1952, at fourth 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 ...

in Helsinki (+2, =3, -4), * In 1954, at first 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 ...

in Amsterdam (+1, =3, -7), * In 1956, at second 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 ...

in Moscow (+2, =4, -8). Toivo Salo played for Finland in the unofficial Chess Olympiad: * In 1936, at fourth board in the

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in Munich (+5, =7, -5). Toivo Salo played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: * In 1961, at second board (+1, =2, -1).

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Toivo Salo
chess games at 365chess.com 1909 births 1981 deaths Sportspeople from Helsinki Finnish chess players Chess Olympiad competitors 20th-century chess players {{Finland-chess-bio-stub