Heikki Koskinen Explained

Heikki Koskinen
Country:	Finland
Birth Date:	30 August 1930

Heikki Koskinen (born 30 August 1930) is a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1958, 1959, 1961, 1967).

Biography

From the mid-1950s to the begin of 1970s, Heikki Koskinen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won four medals: two silver (1958, 1959) and two bronze (1961, 1967). In 1954, in Prague/Mariánské Lázně Heikki Koskinen participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.^[1] In 1963, in Odense he participated in Nordic Chess Championship.

Heikki Koskinen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:^[2]

• In 1958, at first reserve board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+2, =6, -2),
• In 1968, at fourth board in the 18th Chess Olympiad in Lugano (+3, =9, -2),
• In 1970, at fourth board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+5, =5, -2).

Heikki Koskinen played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:^[3]

• In 1961, at fourth board in the 2nd European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =4, -0).

External links

• • Heikki Koskinen chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: OlimpBase :: Zonal 3, Prague/Mariánské Lázně 1954. www.olimpbase.org.
2. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Heikki Koskinen. www.olimpbase.org.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Heikki Koskinen. www.olimpbase.org.