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Aatos Fred

1917 – 2003

Finnish chess player

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Lived 1917 – 2003 (aged 85). Aatos Fred was a Finnish chess player.

Jalo Aatos Fred (11 April 1917 – 10 April 2003) was a Finnish chess player, two-time Finnish Chess Championship winner (1947, 1955) and Chess Olympiad individual bronze medal winner.

Biography From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Fred was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships he has won two gold (1947, 1955), silver (1961) and three bronze (1951, 1953, 1960) medals.

Fred played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads: In 1952, at reserve board in the 10th Chess Olympiad in Helsinki (+2, =5, -3), In 1954, at fourth reserve board in the 11th Chess Olympiad in Amsterdam (+2, =11, -3), In 1956, at fourth board in the 12th Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, =6, -5), In 1958, at fourth board in the 13th Chess Olympiad in Munich (+2, =8, -4), In 1960, at reserve board in the 14th Chess Olympiad in Leipzig (+3, =7, -4), In 1962, at second reserve board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+3, =4, -2), In 1964, at third board in the 16th Chess Olympiad in Tel Aviv (+8, =6, -2) and won individual bronze medal.

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Who was Aatos Fred?

Finnish chess player

When was Aatos Fred born?

Aatos Fred was born on 11 April 1917 in Pori.

When did Aatos Fred die?

Aatos Fred died on 10 April 2003.

What was Aatos Fred's occupation?

Aatos Fred was a chess player.

What nationality was Aatos Fred?

Aatos Fred was Finnish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Aatos Fred

· Wikidata: Q25553887

· DBpedia: Jalo Aatos Fred

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