Jouni Yrjölä on kuollut

Jouni Yrjölä, a prominent Finnish chess grandmaster, died on Saturday at the age of 67. The Finnish Chess Federation announced that Yrjölä passed away after a serious illness, the same day he celebrated his 67th birthday. Yrjölä was one of Finland’s most accomplished chess players. In 1984 his FIDE rating was 2,515, which placed him 55th on the world ranking list at that time. He earned the title of International Master in 1984 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1980. The federation described Yrjölä’s achievements as “enormous” for Finnish chess and expressed its condolences to his family, close friends, and many colleagues.

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