Ilkka Juhani Sarén (16 May 1940 – 24 December 2022)[1] was a Finnish chess FIDE master (FM), Finnish Chess Championship winner (1971).

Ilkka Sarén
Full nameIlkka Juhani Sarén
CountryFinland
Born(1940-05-16)16 May 1940
Helsinki, Finland
Died24 December 2022(2022-12-24) (aged 82)
TitleFIDE master (FM)

Biography

edit

In the 1970s, Ilkka Sarén was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won gold (1971), and bronze (1978) medals. Sarén participated in World Junior Chess Championship (1959) and World Chess Championship Zonal tournament (1972).[2]

Sarén played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

Sarén played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries:[4]

  • In 1973, at first board in the 5th European Team Chess Championship preliminaries (+0, =0, -5).

Sarén played for Finland in the Nordic Chess Cups:[5]

  • In 1971, at second board in the 2nd Nordic Chess Cup in Großenbrode (+0, =1, -4),
  • In 1973, at first board in the 4th Nordic Chess Cup in Ribe (+0, =1, -4),
  • In 1974, at third board in the 5th Nordic Chess Cup in Eckernförde (+1, =3, -1).

References

edit
  1. ^ Tauriainen, Marko (27 December 2022). "Ilkka Sarén 1940–2022" (in Finnish). Finnish Chess Federation [fi]. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Sarén, Ilkka". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic Chess Cup :: Ilkka Sarén". www.olimpbase.org.
edit