| Jorma Paavilainen | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Finland |
| Born | April 5, 1960 |
| Title | FIDE Master |
| World Champion | World Chess Solving Champion (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2305 (January 2007) |
| Peak rating | 2340 (July 1994) |
Jorma Paavilainen (born April 5, 1960) is a Finnish chess problemist.
Twice (1983, 1985) played for Finland in World Youth U26 Team Chess Championships. [1] In 1985 played for Finland second team in the Nordic Cup in chess. [2] In later years regular played for Pori town team in Finnish Chess Championship I league. He is a FIDE Master (FM).
Paavilainen become best known as the chess problemist and chess problems solver. [3] He is many times Finnish Chess Solving Championship winner: 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. [4] In 1999 Paavilainen gained the title of International Solving Grandmaster. [5] In 2001 in Wageningen he won the individual World Chess Solving Championship. [6] In 2003 Paavilainen won silver medal in Belgium Open Chess Solving Championship. In 2006 he won silver medal in World Chess Solving Championship. Paavilainen is Finnish chess problem magazine Tehtäväniekka editor.
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