Ilkka Antero Kanko

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Ilkka Kanko
Full nameIlkka Antero Kanko
Country Finland
Born (1934-11-22) 22 November 1934 (age 88)
Salo, Finland
Title FIDE Master
International Correspondence Chess Master (1984)
Peak rating 2345 (January 1995)

Ilkka Antero Kanko (born 22 November 1934) is a Finnish chess player who holds the chess titles of FIDE Master (FM) and International Correspondence Chess Master (IM). He won the Finnish Chess Championship in 1964.

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Biography

From the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, Kanko was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won gold (1964), two silver (1965, 1968) and three bronze (1963, 1970, 1971) medals. Ilkka Antero Kanko participated in World Chess Championship Zonal tournament (1963). [1]

He played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: [2]

Kanko played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championship preliminaries: [3]

He played for Finland in the World Student Team Chess Championships: [4]

In later years, Kanko actively participated in correspondence chess tournaments. He participated with Finland team in 10th Correspondence Chess Olympiad (1987–1995). [5] In 1984, Ilkka Antero Kanko was awarded the ICCF International Correspondence Chess Master (IM) title. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "OlimpBase :: All-Time Player History :: Kanko, Ilkka". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ↑ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ilkka Kanko". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ↑ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship (preliminaries) :: Ilkka Kanko". www.olimpbase.org.
  4. ↑ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Ilkka Kanko". www.olimpbase.org.
  5. ↑ CCO10/F, 10. Olympiad Final
  6. ↑ IM Kanko, Ilkka


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