Unto Eevert Venäläinen (born 29 February 1944) is a Finnish
chess
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FIDE Master (FM), International Correspondence Chess Master (IMC) (1973) and
Finnish Chess Championship The Finnish Chess Championship is the national championship in chess in Finland.
Winners
Women's winners
References
External links
* (2006 crosstable)Finnish Championship July 2008 Finland FIDE Chess Tournament report
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silver medalist (1974).
Biography
From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Unto Venäläinen was one of the leading Finnish chess players. He won a silver medal at the
Finnish Chess Championship The Finnish Chess Championship is the national championship in chess in Finland.
Winners
Women's winners
References
External links
* (2006 crosstable)Finnish Championship July 2008 Finland FIDE Chess Tournament report
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in 1974.
Unto Venäläinen played for Finland in the
Chess Olympiad
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Lugano
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(+1, =3, -6),
* In 1974, at the first reserve board in the
21st Chess Olympiad
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in
Nice
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