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Risto Kauranen

Number of games in database: 57
Years covered: 1968 to 1984
Overall record: +22 -10 =25 (60.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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RISTO KAURANEN
(born Jul-06-1937, 87 years old) Finland

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 page 1 of 3; games 1-25 of 57  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Kauranen vs J Ljungdahl  ½-½5219686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
2. V Zagorovsky vs R Kauranen  1-05319686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC99 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd
3. H Rittner vs R Kauranen  ½-½5019686th Correspondence World ChampionshipB69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
4. S Nyman vs R Kauranen  ½-½4319686th Correspondence World ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
5. J Kellner vs R Kauranen  0-14819686th Correspondence World ChampionshipB20 Sicilian
6. R Kauranen vs E Thiele  ½-½1819686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred
7. R Kauranen vs D Stern  ½-½3619686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
8. R Kauranen vs R Sevecek  1-05119686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
9. R Kauranen vs G Sanakoev  ½-½4019686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
10. R Kauranen vs C Jansen  1-04419686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC12 French, McCutcheon
11. R Kauranen vs Y Estrin  0-14519686th Correspondence World ChampionshipB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
12. R Kauranen vs H de Carbonnel  ½-½4419686th Correspondence World ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
13. N Karker vs R Kauranen  1-06219686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
14. J Hybl vs R Kauranen  ½-½2619686th Correspondence World ChampionshipE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
15. S Aarseth vs R Kauranen  1-05419686th Correspondence World ChampionshipC98 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin
16. R Kauranen vs L Endzelins  1-0241973Potter mem corr7376C18 French, Winawer
17. R Kauranen vs S Nyman  ½-½261973Potter mem corr7376C67 Ruy Lopez
18. R Kauranen vs J Krzyszton  1-0341973EU-chT1 qual 2-01 corrB44 Sicilian
19. R Kauranen vs K Mulder van Leens  ½-½281973Potter mem corr7376C19 French, Winawer, Advance
20. R Kauranen vs M Berta  1-0411973Potter mem corr7376C18 French, Winawer
21. F Baumbach vs R Kauranen  ½-½261973Potter mem corr7376A29 English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto
22. R Kauranen vs C Hunter  1-0301973Potter mem corr7376B06 Robatsch
23. R Kauranen vs N Kopilov  ½-½371973Potter mem corr7376B14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
24. J M Boey vs R Kauranen  0-1281973EU-chT1 qual 2-01 corrB69 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 11.Bxf6
25. F Atabek vs R Kauranen  0-1391973EU-chT1 qual 2-01 corrA37 English, Symmetrical
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-03-07  whiteshark:
<Risto Kauranen>: born in Jyraskyla on the <6th July 1937>. Started to play chess Christmas 1948. Started playing correspondence chess in 1955. His route to the World Championship Final VI (where he was 9th with 7 points out of 15 and got the title International correspondence chess master) was 1st with 5.5/6 in the European Higher Class No. 96; first with 6/6 in European Master Class No. 99 and second with 10/14 in the First European Championship, and now he has good prospects of winning the 11th European Championship.

Kauranen has twice taken part in the Finnish Correspondence Chess Championship; 1965 and 1967. Both times he came second. He also had the best top board result in the first European Team Championship prelimary with 5/6.

About c.c. he says: < correspondence chess is very exciting and improves one's play. It gives an enterprising player good chances to reach national and international top level.>

Source: The Potter Memorial Tournament book (1976(?)) by K Messere

Aug-03-07  pyryk: I'd just like to add to whitesharks account that Risto Kauranen seems to be a GM in correspondence chess and his national cc rating (KELO) is 2605 as of 25.6.2007, making him the 2nd highest ranked player in Finland.

Also, I spotted one minor mistake in whiteshark's account: he was very likely born not in Jyraskyla but Jyväskylä, a medium-sized town in central Finland.

Aug-03-07  whiteshark: Thank you <pyryk>!

My british source ended in 1976 and I didn't check other sources. This also caused the a/ä difference regarding Jyväskylä. Sorry for my bad research.

Link to the Chess homepage of Correspondence Chess Grandmaster Pertti Lehikoinen: http://www.saunalahti.fi/~pele2/ind...

Jyväskylä: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyv%C3...

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