Mika Karttunen
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Mika Karttunen is a Finnish
chess
player, International Master.
in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. Played for Finland in the Chess Olympiad
s of 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
He won individual silver medal on second board at European Chess Club Championship in Saint-Vincent, Italy (2005).
In the January 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2424, making him Finland's number six.
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, International Master.
Chess career
He won the Finnish ChampionshipFinnish Chess Championship
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in 2002, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010. Played for Finland 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...
s of 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.
He won individual silver medal on second board at European Chess Club Championship in Saint-Vincent, Italy (2005).
In the January 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2424, making him Finland's number six.
Notable games
- Mika Karttunen vs Malcolm Armstrong, EU Union Championships 2006, Trompowsky Attack (A45), 1-0
- Mika Karttunen vs Sergei Movsesian, EU Clubs Cup (Men) 2003, Trompowsky Attack (A45), 1/2-1/2
- Stuart Conquest vs Mika Karttunen, EU Union Championships 2006, Modern Defense, Bronstein Variation (E94), 0-1