Jorma Paavilainen (born April 5, 1960) is a Finnish
chess problemist.
Biography
Twice (1983, 1985) played for Finland in World Youth U26 Team Chess Championships. In 1985 played for Finland second team in the Nordic Cup in chess. In later years regular played for
Pori town team in Finnish Chess Championship I league. He is a
FIDE Master
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(FM).
Paavilainen become best known as the chess problemist and chess problems solver. He is many times Finnish Chess Solving Championship winner: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. In 1999 Paavilainen gained the title of
International Solving Grandmaster. In 2001 in
Wageningen
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he won the individual
World Chess Solving Championship
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.
25th World Chess Solving Championship Wageningen 31.7.-1.8.2001
/ref> In 2003 Paavilainen won silver medal in Belgium
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Open Chess Solving Championship. In 2006 he won silver medal in World Chess Solving Championship. Paavilainen is Finnish chess problem magazine ''Tehtäväniekka'' editor.
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Jorma Paavilainen
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1960 births
Living people
Finnish chess players
Chess composers
International solving grandmasters
Chess FIDE Masters