Thorsten Gauffin Explained

Thorsten Gauffin
Country:	Finland
Birth Date:	2 June 1901
Birth Place:	Turku, Finland
Death Place:	Turku, Finland

Thorsten Gauffin (2 June 1901 – 28 November 1970) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1937).

Biography

In the 1930s Thorsten Gauffin was one of Finland's leading chess players. In 1937, in Helsinki he won Finnish Chess Championship. He was best known for his victories at the 1937 Chess Olympiad over the reigning World Chess Champion Max Euwe^[1] and grandmaster Paul Keres.^[2]

Thorsten Gauffin played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:^[3]

• In 1930, at fourth board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+3, =1, -10),
• In 1937, at first board in the 7th Chess Olympiad in Stockholm (+2, =4, -8).

External links

• • Thorsten Gauffin chess games at 365chess.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Thorsten Gauffin vs Max Euwe (1937). www.chessgames.com.
2. Web site: Thorsten Gauffin vs Paul Keres (1937). www.chessgames.com.
3. Web site: OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Thorsten Gauffin. www.olimpbase.org.