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Veikko Hänninen (4 April 1929 – 24 January 1981) was a Finnish chess player and writer, Finnish Chess Championship medalist (1956).

Veikko Hänninen
Country	Finland
Born	(1929-04-04)4 April 1929 Jyväskylä, Finland
Died	24 January 1981(1981-01-24) (aged 51) Jyväskylä, Finland

Biography

In the second half of 1950s, Veikko Hänninen was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won silver (1956) medal. In 1957, in Wageningen Veikko Hänninen participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.

Veikko Hänninen played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

• In 1956, at first reserve board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+1, =3, -1).

Veikko Hänninen was also known as a writer. The his main work is The Fishing Line (Finnish: Siima soi, Gummerus 1978). The book tells about fishing (primarily northern pike fishing).

References

External links

• Veikko Hanninen player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Veikko Hänninen chess games at 365chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Veikko Hänninen

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[ru] Хяннинен, Вейкко

Ве́йкко Хя́ннинен (фин. Veikko Hänninen; 4 апреля 1929, Йювяскюля — 24 января 1981, там же) — финский шахматист, национальный мастер.

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