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Yrjo Rantanen
Y Rantanen 
 

Number of games in database: 1,104
Years covered: 1971 to 2019
Last FIDE rating: 2321 (2288 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2465
Overall record: +441 -344 =319 (54.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (185) 
    B93 B42 B83 B56 B74
 Ruy Lopez (67) 
    C91 C65 C63 C72 C82
 French Defense (53) 
    C18 C17 C10 C19 C16
 Sicilian Najdorf (42) 
    B93 B90 B95 B98 B99
 Caro-Kann (37) 
    B13 B14 B11 B15
 French Winawer (30) 
    C18 C17 C19 C16 C15
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (117) 
    B27 B22 B76 B32 B51
 Ruy Lopez (55) 
    C78 C70 C64 C75 C60
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (48) 
    D20 D27 D21 D23 D26
 King's Indian (45) 
    E91 E81 E96 E94 E69
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    D02 A45 D00 A40 A46
 English, 1 c4 c5 (24) 
    A37 A30 A34 A36 A35
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Y Rantanen vs T Tuomala, 1992 1-0
   Y Rantanen vs B Denman, 1972 1-0
   L Day vs Y Rantanen, 1980 1/2-1/2
   Y Rantanen vs B Ivanovic, 1979 1-0
   W Schmidt vs Y Rantanen, 1989 1/2-1/2
   J Horvath vs Y Rantanen, 1989 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Skopje Olympiad Final-C (1972)
   Finnish Championship (1986)
   2nd Lloyds Bank Masters Open (1978)
   Finnish Championship (1990)
   Finnish Championship (1989)
   Valletta Olympiad (1980)
   Finnish Championship (1987)
   Gausdal International (1982)
   Finnish Championship (1988)
   Heart of Finland Open (1993)
   Buenos Aires Olympiad (1978)
   Politiken Cup (2009)
   Lucerne Olympiad (1982)
   Dubai Olympiad (1986)
   Novi Sad Olympiad (1990)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TCh-FIN -20
   Jussi Upero vs Y Rantanen (Nov-23-19) 1/2-1/2
   E Suomalainen vs Y Rantanen (Oct-20-19) 0-1
   Y Rantanen vs O Wartiovaara (Oct-19-19) 1/2-1/2
   L Grahn vs Y Rantanen (Sep-24-19) 0-1
   T Luukkonen vs Y Rantanen (Sep-15-19) 1-0

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YRJO RANTANEN
(born Apr-23-1950, died Jan-14-2021, 70 years old) Finland

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Yrjö Aukusti Rantanen was born in Tampere. Awarded the IM title in 1977 and the GM title in 1981, he won the Finnish Championship in 1978 and 1986. In tournaments he was 3rd at Helsinki 1981 and 1st at Järvenpää in 1982.

Wikipedia article: Yrjö Rantanen

Last updated: 2021-01-15 13:55:40

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 page 1 of 45; games 1-25 of 1,104  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Y Rantanen vs A Lahti  1-0351971Finnish OpenB03 Alekhine's Defense
2. K Bachmann vs Y Rantanen  1-0391972Stockholm opE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
3. Y Rantanen vs P Berkell  1-0291972Stockholm opB78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long
4. Timman vs Y Rantanen  1-0351972Stockholm opE81 King's Indian, Samisch
5. Y Rantanen vs G Pena  1-0571972Skopje Olympiad qual-1C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
6. Hernandez vs Y Rantanen 1-0201972Skopje Olympiad qual-1E81 King's Indian, Samisch
7. Savon vs Y Rantanen  1-0411972Skopje Olympiad qual-1A15 English
8. Y Rantanen vs Dagoberto Cardoso  1-0201972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB06 Robatsch
9. Y Rantanen vs P W Stuart  1-0531972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB33 Sicilian
10. C Uzman vs Y Rantanen  0-1331972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB23 Sicilian, Closed
11. F Sacarello vs Y Rantanen  ½-½211972Skopje Olympiad Final-CA07 King's Indian Attack
12. Y Rantanen vs B Denman 1-0201972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
13. Y Rantanen vs P Toth  ½-½461972Skopje Olympiad Final-CC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
14. Y Rantanen vs F Padilla  1-0731972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB98 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. J Carvajal vs Y Rantanen  0-1371972Skopje Olympiad Final-CE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
16. D J James vs Y Rantanen  0-1341972Skopje Olympiad Final-CE81 King's Indian, Samisch
17. Nakamori vs Y Rantanen  0-1151972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB32 Sicilian
18. Y Rantanen vs F Alvarez  1-0611972Skopje Olympiad Final-CB54 Sicilian
19. Y Rantanen vs A Drira  1-0551972Skopje Olympiad Final-CC60 Ruy Lopez
20. I Bilek vs Y Rantanen  1-0351973Rilton CupA15 English
21. Y Rantanen vs H Hurme 1-0231973FIN-ch opB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
22. Y Rantanen vs P Saariluoma  1-0241973FIN-ch opB89 Sicilian
23. P Poutiainen vs Y Rantanen  1-0391973FIN-ch opE63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation
24. A Sorensen vs Y Rantanen  0-1281973Nordic-chB42 Sicilian, Kan
25. S Hamann vs Y Rantanen  1-0381973Nordic-chB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
 page 1 of 45; games 1-25 of 1,104  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-23-06  BIDMONFA: Yrjo A Rantanen

RANTANEN, Yrjo A.
http://www.bidmonfa.com/rantanen_yr...
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Feb-02-09  cruiseyleemorph: Not that relevant but this guy has the lowest bullet and blitz rating of any GM on ICC. Interesting stat anyway. His handle is Rahjus.
Apr-23-09  WhiteRook48: Hello, and happy birthday... Mr...Who?
Apr-23-10  wordfunph: i have my record that Yrjo is from Costa Rica but why his bio says Finland... anyone? he turns 60 today..
Apr-23-10  FHBradley: To the best of my knowledge, Yrjö is as Finn as a Finn can be. Happy birthday, BTW!
Mar-14-19  Ilkka Salonen: He also won individual gold medal on board 2 at the chess olympiad of 1980.
Jan-14-21  Olavi: Yrjö Rantanen 23.4.1950 - 14.1.2021
R.I.P.
Jan-15-21  Olavi: A favourite combination from Yrjö's games, starting with 24...Re6: I Farago vs Y Rantanen, 1982
Jan-15-21  Eastfrisian: R.I.P. GM Rantanen

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