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Years covered: 1955

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RIDALA
(born Sep-28-1923) Finland

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Esmo Ridala (born Grünthal) was born in Helsinki, Finland.

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Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. O Kaila vs Ridala 0-121 1955 FinkensteinC32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit

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Feb-22-08
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White to move, Kaarle-Sakari Ojanen - Ridala, Helsinki 1959 Tim Krabbe found this in a column by Gert Ligterink.

Everybody knows how to win this: <1.Rh8>, because after 1...Rxa7, there follows 2.Rh7+ and Rxa7. However: <1...Rh2+> and White resigned.

Source: http://www.xs4all.nl/~timkr/chess2/... (no.117)

Sep-28-08
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  just a kid: Ha ha!This is the one time I have not seen Rh8 win in this type of position.White has to move their king,but Black gets the chance to play Kg7 and draw.
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