Kari Valtonen Explained

Kari Valtonen
Country:Finland
Birth Date:26 April 1954
Worldchampion:World Chess Solving Champion (1984)

Kari Valtonen (born April 26, 1954) is a Finnish chess problemist.

Biography

Valtonen is chess problemist who worked in several genres, including endgame study, helpmate and selfmate.[1] He was one of Finland's chess problem magazine Tehtäväniekka authors. In 1984 in Sarajevo Valtonen won the second individual World Chess Solving Championship.[2] In the same year he gained the title of International Solving Grandmaster.[3] He also is FIDE International Arbiter of Chess Composition. In 2004 Valtonen was the chief judge of chess composition's international tournament in honor of his fifty-year anniversary.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chess Composers: April 26th. chesscomposers.blogspot.com. 2016-02-10.
  2. Web site: 8. WCSC SARAJEVO 22.-23.8.1984 . Hannu Harkola. wfcc.ch. 2016-02-10.
  3. Web site: Solving grandmasters. Hannu Harkola. sci.fi. 2016-02-10.
  4. Web site: Kari Valtonen 50 JT 2004-6 . saunalahti.fi. 2016-02-10.

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