Jorma Paavilainen

Jorma Paavilainen
Country  Finland
Born (1960-04-05) April 5, 1960
World Champion World Chess Solving Champion (2001)

Jorma Paavilainen (born April 5, 1960) is a Finnish chess problemist.

Biography

Twice (1983, 1985) played for Finland in World Youth U26 Team Chess Championships.[1] In 1985 played for Finland second team in the Nordic Cup in chess.[2] In later years regular played for Pori town team in Finnish Chess Championship I league. He is a FIDE master (FM).

Paavilainen become best known as the chess problemist and chess problems solver.[3] He is many times Finnish Chess Solving Championship winner: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011.[4] In 1999 Perkonoja gained the title of International Solving Grandmaster.[5] In 2001 in Wageningen he won the individual World Chess Solving Championship.[6] In 2003 Paavilainen won silver medal in Belgium Open Chess Solving Championship. In 2006 he won silver medal in World Chess Solving Championship. Paavilainen is Finnish chess problem magazine Tehtäväniekka editor.

References

  1. ↑ Paavilainen, Jorma: World Youth U26 Team Chess Championships
  2. ↑ Paavilainen, Jorma: Nordic Chess Cups
  3. ↑ Chess Composers
  4. ↑ PIKARATKAISEMISEN SM-MITALISTIT
  5. ↑ Solving grandmasters
  6. ↑ 25th World Chess Solving Championship Wageningen 31.7.-1.8.2001

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