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Pirkko Irmeli Ekström

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Pirkko Irmeli Ekström
CountryFinland
Born(1945-11-16)16 November 1945
Died17 August 2011(2011-08-17) (aged 65)

Pirkko Irmeli Ekström (née Pihlajamäki; 16 November 1945 – 17 August 2011) was a Finnish chess player and a Finnish Women Chess Championship medalist (1976, 1982, 1984).

Biography

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From the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, Pirkko Irmeli Ekström was one of Finland's leading chess players. In Finnish Chess Championships she has won silver (1982) and two bronze (1976, 1984) medals. In 1985, in Eksjö Pirkko Irmeli Ekström participated in Women's World Chess Championship Zonal tournament.[1]

Pirkko Irmeli Ekström played for Finland in the Women's Chess Olympiads:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Nordic European subzonal 2B :: Eksjö 1985". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: Women's Chess Olympiads :: Pirkko Pihlajamäki". www.olimpbase.org.
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