Jouni Yrjola
Number of games in database: 177
Years covered: 1982 to 2006
Current FIDE rating: 2358
Highest rating achieved in database: 2510
Overall record: +38 -53 =86 (45.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Nimzo Indian (16)      E32 E38 E30 E33 E20  Queen's Gambit Declined (8)      D37 D30 D06 D38 D35  Queen's Indian (7)      E15 E12 E17 E14  Modern Benoni (7)      A57 A56 A67  Queen's Pawn Game (6)      A40 E10 A41  Semi-Slav (5)      D47 D44	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (28)      B50 B23 B69 B21 B36  King's Indian (13)      E94 E92 E90 E71 E83  Queen's Pawn Game (8)      A41 A46  Reti System (7)      A04  Sicilian Richter-Rauser (6)      B69 B62 B66 B63  English (6)      A10 A15

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Yrjola vs L Day, 1984 1-0
   G Milos vs J Yrjola, 1984 0-1

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JOUNI YRJOLA (born Oct-24-1959) Finland [what is this?] Jouni Yrjola was born on the 24th of October 1959 in Vilppula, Finland. He was awarded the IM title in 1984 and the GM title in 1990. He was Finnish Champion twice, in 1985 and 1988.

page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. J Yrjola vs Adianto   0-1 34 1982 Olympiad D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 2. D D Van Geet vs J Yrjola   1-0 36 1982 Volmac-B corr8286 A00 Uncommon Opening 3. Yusupov vs J Yrjola   1-0 38 1983 WchT U26 E92 King's Indian 4. J Yrjola vs P Lukacs   0-1 39 1983 It D44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 5. J Yrjola vs Maki   ½-½ 17 1983 Helsinki (Finland) C26 Vienna 6. J Yrjola vs Hebden 1-0 41 1983 ol (students) (tt) Chicago (USA) A57 Benko Gambit 7. V Tukmakov vs J Yrjola   1-0 32 1983 Poutiainen mem E66 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno 8. A Kuligowski vs J Yrjola   0-1 38 1983 Poutiainen mem A65 Benoni, 6.e4 9. P Lukacs vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 22 1984 Sochi E41 Nimzo-Indian 10. P Cramling vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 20 1984 Gausdal B08 Pirc, Classical 11. Balashov vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 42 1984 Helsinki B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 12. Groszpeter vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 41 1984 Sochi D76 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6 13. J Yrjola vs L Day 1-0 42 1984 10, Thessaloniki olm ;BIG A53 Old Indian 14. J Yrjola vs Sveshnikov   0-1 34 1984 Sochi B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 15. J Yrjola vs Psakhis   0-1 40 1984 Sochi E15 Queen's Indian 16. J Yrjola vs Vaisser   1-0 35 1984 Sochi E10 Queen's Pawn Game 17. J Yrjola vs E Ubilava   ½-½ 41 1984 Sochi E05 Catalan, Open, Classical line 18. Petursson vs J Yrjola   1-0 57 1984 Norway E83 King's Indian, Samisch 19. Plaskett vs J Yrjola   ½-½ 24 1984 Sochi B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 20. W Schmidt vs J Yrjola   1-0 48 1984 Thessaloniki ol (Men) D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 21. J Yrjola vs G Agzamov   ½-½ 21 1984 Sochi D29 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 22. G Milos vs J Yrjola 0-1 40 1984 Olympiad E92 King's Indian 23. J Yrjola vs Razuvaev   0-1 52 1984 Helsinki B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 24. Pribyl vs J Yrjola   0-1 33 1984 Sochi B50 Sicilian 25. J Yrjola vs Tal   ½-½ 22 1984 Sochi A53 Old Indian  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 177

Oct-24-06    Maatalkko: No kibitzing for Yrjola! How sad... This guy's most notable results were beating Ulf 2-0 at the Fin-Swe team match of 1991, second place at Espoo zt 1989, shared first at the Troll Master's open of 1984, and a 5/7 showing at the European Team Championship of 1999. Like many Finnish masters he seems to have played a number of unusual and interesting games. Oct-24-06    BIDMONFA: Jouni Yrjola YRJOLA, Jouni http://www.bidmonfa.com/yrjola_joun... _ Oct-24-06    FHBradley: He has been GM since 1990, so the bio needs a bit of an 'update'. Oct-24-06    Dim Weasel: <FHBradley> Yes, and I think he has won two Finnish Championships. Also some good books (co-)authored by JY: http://www.amazon.com/Explosive-Che... http://www.amazon.com/Queens-Indian... http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Guide-Cl... Oct-24-06    azaris: I've seen his book on the QID. It's an amazing tome recommended by many GMs. It had the effect on me that I vowed never to play the QID from either side. Oct-24-06    dbquintillion: Alright, I've been biting my tongue on this for months, but can somebody explain to me BIDMONFA for cryin' out loud?! Why are you everywhere? Why do you link to your site which usually links back here?! Why?! Why?! Oct-24-06    pilobolus: Yrjola draw with Tal 2x! Oct-24-07    whiteshark: Player of the day Sorry to say, but 'I have nothing to declare.' Oct-24-07    SwitchingQuylthulg: One of his nicest and most entertaining games is this: J Yrjola vs Hebden, 1983 A long and highly complex tactical battle (during which, admittedly, a few errors are committed by both sides´- then again, in such a crazy game this can hardly be avoided), with Yrjölä coming out on top in the end.

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