Finnish chess grandmaster Jouni Yrjölä dies aged 67
Sunday 25th October 2026 on 00:00 in
Finland
Finnish chess grandmaster Jouni Yrjölä died on Saturday, his 67th birthday, after a serious illness, Yle reported, citing the Finnish Chess Federation.
Yrjölä achieved the highest ranking by a Finnish player on the World Chess Federation rating list. His rating was 2,515 in 1984, placing him 55th in the world at the time.
He won the Finnish championship in 1985 and 1988 and represented Finland at eight Chess Olympiads. In 1990, the World Chess Federation awarded him the lifetime title of grandmaster.
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(via Yle)