Eero Einar Böök was a Finnish

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 player and engineer

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A six-time Finnish champion

Finnish Chess Championship

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 who represented his country six times in the Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiad

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

, he was awarded the International Master title in 1950 and became an honorary Grandmaster

International Grandmaster

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 in 1984. His only significant international tournament victory was a tie for first place with Gösta Stoltz

Gösta Stoltz

-Biography:Stoltz played a few matches with strong chess masters. In 1926, he lost to Mikhail Botvinnik at a team match Stockholm – Leningrad in Stockholm. In 1927, he drew with Allan Nilsson in Göteborg . In 1930, he won against Isaac Kashdan in Stockholm. In 1930, he lost to Rudolf Spielmann ...

 in the 1947 Nordic Championship

Nordic Chess Championship

The first Nordic Chess Championship took place in Stockholm in 1897.-Winners:The winners in the Nordic Championship in 1934 and 1936, Aron Nimzowitsch and Erik Lundin, got the Nordiske kongresmestre title, as the champion 1930, Erik Andersen, defended his title with 3-3 against Gideon Ståhlberg at...

 in Helsinki. Böök also wrote several chess books.

He played many of the world's top players, and had a plus record against Max Euwe

Max Euwe

Machgielis Euwe was a Dutch chess Grandmaster, mathematician, and author. He was the fifth player to become World Chess Champion . Euwe also served as President of FIDE, the World Chess Federation, from 1970 to 1978.- Early years :Euwe was born in Watergraafsmeer, near Amsterdam...

 and Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf

Miguel Najdorf was a Polish-born Argentine chess grandmaster of Jewish origin, famous for his Najdorf Variation....

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Win against Max Euwe

He beat Euwe with black pieces in Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

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 in 1950:

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. c4 O-O 5. O-O d5 6. d4 e6 7. b3 b6 8. Ba3 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bb7 10. Rc1 Nbd7 11. Re1 Ne4 12. Qc2 Rc8 13. Rcd1 f5 14. Bb2 Qe7 15. Ne5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Red8 17. Nb1 dxc4 18. Qxc4 c5 19. f3 Ng5 20. Na3 a6 21. Qh4 b5 22. Rd6 Bf8 23. Bc1 Nf7 24. Qxe7 Bxe7 25. Rxe6 Rc7 26. f4 Bc8 27. Rb6 c4 28. Rb8 Bc5+ 29. e3 Bb4 30. Rf1 cxb3 31. axb3 Be6 32. Rb6 Bc8 33. Rc6 Rxc6 34. Bxc6 Be6 35. Nc2 Bc3 36. e4 Bxb3 37. Ne3 fxe4 38. Bxe4 a5 39. Rf3 b4 40. Nf1 a4 0-1

He also beat the Estonia

Estonia

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n chess player Paul Keres

Paul Keres

Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

 in the 1952 Helsinki Olympiad

10th Chess Olympiad

The 10th Chess Olympiad, organized by the FIDE and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between August 9 and August 31, 1952, in Helsinki, Finland.-References:* OlimpBase...

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