Aki Lahti Explained

Aki Lahti
Country:	Finland
Birth Date:	22 December 1931
Death Date:	1998

Aki Lahti (22 December 1931 – 1998) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1966, 1969).

Biography

From the end of the 1950s to the begin 1970s, Aki Lahti was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won silver (1969) and bronze (1966) medals. In 1969, in Raach Aki Lahti participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.^[1]

Aki Lahti played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1966, at first reserve board in the 17th Chess Olympiad in Havana (+1, =3, -4),
• In 1970, at first reserve board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+0, =1, -4).

Aki Lahti played for Finland in the World Student Team Chess Championships:^[3]

• In 1955, at first board in the 2nd World Student Team Chess Championship in Lyon (+3, =5, -3),
• In 1956, at second board in the 3rd World Student Team Chess Championship in Uppsala (+0, =2, -6).

External links

• • Aki Lahti chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: European zonal 2 :: Raach 1969. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Aki Lahti. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Aki Lahti. www.olimpbase.org.