Matti Rantanen
Number of games in database: 33
Years covered: 1946 to 1966
Overall record: +7 -13 =13 (40.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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French, Tarrasch (2 games)

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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Book vs M Rantanen   1-0 33 1946 Helsinki C05 French, Tarrasch 2. Z Nilsson vs M Rantanen   ½-½ 57 1948 Saltsjobaden tt D52 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. M Rantanen vs C Rivera   ½-½ 34 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E41 Nimzo-Indian 4. M Rantanen vs G P Thibaut   1-0 72 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E72 King's Indian 5. Ugo Cala vs M Rantanen   ½-½ 60 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A30 English, Symmetrical 6. W Nash vs M Rantanen   0-1 29 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) C07 French, Tarrasch 7. M Rantanen vs I Johannsson   0-1 24 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E90 King's Indian 8. M Rantanen vs M Fox   1-0 88 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 9. M Rantanen vs E Weichselbaumer   1-0 39 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) E17 Queen's Indian 10. W Ramm vs M Rantanen   0-1 69 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 11. M Rantanen vs Kovacs   0-1 74 1954 Amsterdam olm E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5 12. S Burstein vs M Rantanen   1-0 40 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) C07 French, Tarrasch 13. Z Kovacs vs M Rantanen   1-0 66 1954 Amsterdam ol (Men) D51 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. M Rantanen vs K Darga   ½-½ 34 1956 Moscow ol (Men) prel E10 Queen's Pawn Game 15. J Penrose vs M Rantanen   1-0 35 1956 Olympiad B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen 16. F R Anderson vs M Rantanen   1-0 75 1958 13th olm final B B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 17. M Rantanen vs K Kirby   0-1 44 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 18. M Rantanen vs Z Nilsson   ½-½ 47 1958 13th olm final B A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 19. M Rantanen vs B Andersen   0-1 26 1958 13th olm final B E46 Nimzo-Indian 20. M Rantanen vs S Smiltiner 1-0 87 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation 21. M Rantanen vs G Barcza   ½-½ 38 1958 13th olm final B E50 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Nf3, without ...d5 22. S Smiltiner vs M Rantanen   1-0 43 1958 13th olm final B A14 English 23. A Vestol vs M Rantanen   1-0 41 1958 13th olm qual. group 2 A04 Reti Opening 24. M Rantanen vs Schmid   ½-½ 54 1958 Munich ol (Men) prel B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 25. M Rantanen vs Prins   ½-½ 41 1958 13th olm final B E00 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 33

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