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Kari Tikkanen

Number of games in database: 85
Years covered: 1975 to 2009
Last FIDE rating: 2260
Highest rating achieved in database: 2290
Overall record: +29 -24 =32 (52.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B01 Scandinavian (5 games)
B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation (5 games)
A46 Queen's Pawn Game (4 games)
B10 Caro-Kann (3 games)
B12 Caro-Kann Defense (3 games)
E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical (3 games)
A48 King's Indian (3 games)
E90 King's Indian (3 games)
A04 Reti Opening (2 games)
D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (2 games)

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KARI TIKKANEN
(born Oct-22-1956, 68 years old) Finland

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He is a FIDE master and a GMC.

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 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 85  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Tikkanen vs A Groszpeter  0-1381975World Junior ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
2. F Bonapart vs K Tikkanen  0-1291975World Junior ChampionshipA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
3. K Tikkanen vs P Delaney  1-0431975World Junior ChampionshipB08 Pirc, Classical
4. J Mestel vs K Tikkanen  1-0291975World Junior ChampionshipB11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4
5. K Tikkanen vs S H Lim  0-1511975World Junior ChampionshipB06 Robatsch
6. S Vincent vs K Tikkanen  1-0311975World Junior ChampionshipB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
7. K Tikkanen vs O I Barkan  ½-½671975World Junior ChampionshipC68 Ruy Lopez, Exchange
8. J Raphael vs K Tikkanen  1-0341975World Junior ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
9. K Tikkanen vs R Marquez  1-0321975World Junior ChampionshipB07 Pirc
10. Petursson vs K Tikkanen  ½-½421975World Junior ChampionshipA10 English
11. K Tikkanen vs W Jordan  0-1401975World Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
12. J Bonilla vs K Tikkanen  0-1211975World Junior ChampionshipE26 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
13. K Tikkanen vs N Ristic  ½-½151975World Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
14. K Tikkanen vs J Kuczynski  1-0431986corr Baltic Sea tt-5D22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
15. K Sorri vs K Tikkanen  ½-½411989Savonlinna opD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
16. K Tikkanen vs A Pyhala  1-0361989Finnish ChampionshipA80 Dutch
17. K Tikkanen vs T Viljava  1-0301989FIN-chTA42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
18. T Pirttimaki vs K Tikkanen  ½-½101989Finnish ChampionshipD14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
19. K Tikkanen vs U Raisa  ½-½301989Finnish ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
20. K Tikkanen vs J Partanen  0-1451989Finnish ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
21. K Sorri vs K Tikkanen  ½-½391989Finnish ChampionshipD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
22. A Nokso-Koivisto vs K Tikkanen  1-0621989Finnish ChampionshipB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
23. H Koskinen vs K Tikkanen  ½-½221989Finnish ChampionshipE32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
24. T Ristoja vs K Tikkanen  ½-½191989Finnish ChampionshipB10 Caro-Kann
25. Y Rantanen vs K Tikkanen  1-0471989Finnish ChampionshipC12 French, McCutcheon
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-18-09  paavoh: Kari is a CC-GM with an ICCF rating of 2540, check out his games in the Cleeve Memorial. I knew him in the early 80's when we were studying at the university.
Jun-06-12  whiteshark: He won the <John F. Cleeve Memorial> (1996-1999?) with 10.5/14 points ahead of Dr. Manfred Nimtz 10.0/14 points.

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