Niina Koskela Explained
| Niina Koskela |
| Country: | Finland (until 2012)
Norway (since 2012) |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1971 |
| Woman Grandmaster (2006) |
| Rating: | 2199 (May 2023) |
| Peakrating: | 2312 (April 2003) |
| Fideid: | 500755 |
Niina Koskela (born 8 August 1971), married from 2004 to 2009 as Niina Sammalvuo, is a Finnish chess player. In 2006, she was the first Finnish woman to receive the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is a three-time winner of the Finnish Women's Chess Championship (1990, 2002, 2008). Since 2012, she has played for Norway.[1]
Biography
Koskela was a participant in numerous Finnish Women's Chess Championships, an won three gold medals (1990, 2002, 2008) and three silver medals (1989, 1992, 1994).[2] In 1991, in Subotica, Niina Koskela participated in Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournament and ranked in 34th place.[3] In 2000, Niina Koskela participated in Women's World Chess Championship by a knock-out system and in the first round won Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi but in the second round lost to Nana Ioseliani.[4]
She played for Finland and Norway in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1990, at second board in the 29th Chess Olympiad (women) in Novi Sad (+4, =4, -5),
- In 1992, at second board in the 30th Chess Olympiad (women) in Manila (+5, =5, -4),
- In 1998, at second board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad (women) in Elista (+7, =4, -1) and won individual bronze medal,
- In 2002, at first board in the 35th Chess Olympiad (women) in Bled (+6, =6, -2),
- In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad (women) in Calvià (+6, =6, -2),
- In 2006, at first board in the 37th Chess Olympiad (women) in Turin (+6, =6, -0),
- In 2008, at first board in the 38th Chess Olympiad (women) in Dresden (+4, =2, -3),
- In 2014, at fourth board in the 41st Chess Olympiad (women) in Tromsø (+5, =4, -0).
Koskela played for Finland and Norway in the European Team Chess Championships:[6]
- In 1992, at second board in the 1st European Team Chess Championship (women) in Debrecen (+5, =3, -1) and won individual silver medal,
- In 1999, at first board in the 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+1, =3, -4),
- In 2003, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Plovdiv (+3, =2, -3),
- In 2007, at first board in the 7th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Heraklion (+1, =1, -2),
- In 2015, at second board in the 11th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+3, =4, -1).
Notes and References
- Web site: FIDE Player transfers . ratings.FIDE.com . 13 December 2018.
- Web site: ShakkiNet - shakkipeli/historia . shakki.net . 13 December 2018.
- Web site: 1991 Subotica Interzonal Tournament : World Chess Championship (women) . Mark-Weeks.com . 13 December 2018.
- Web site: 2000 FIDE Knockout Matches : World Chess Championship (women) . Mark-Weeks.com . 13 December 2018.
- Web site: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Niina Sammalvuo . OlimpBase.org . 13 December 2018.
- Web site: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Niina Sammalvuo . OlimpBase.org . 13 December 2018.
