Petri Kekki
Petri Kekki (born May 4, 1966 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish chess player .
Life
He started playing chess at the age of three and joined a chess club at the age of six. He studied computer science at the Helsinki Polytechnic University (HELIA).
successes
In 2001 he won the Finnish rapid chess championship. He plays team chess for Matinkylän SK from Espoo , with whom he took part in the European Club Cup eight times between 1986 and 2014 .
Since March 2008 he has held the title of International Master . He achieved the standards for this at the international chess tournament in Espoo in August 1995 and at the Finnish team championship in the seasons 2006/07 (with overachievement) and 2007/08. Its Elo rating is 2294 (as of December 2019), its highest to date was 2411 in April 2008.
Web links
- Petri Kekki at the World Chess Federation FIDE (English)
- Replayable chess games by Petri Kekki on chesstempo.com (English)
- Detailed questionnaire from 2001 (Finnish)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Petri Kekkis results at European Club Cups on olimpbase.org (English)
- ↑ IM application (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kekki, Petri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish chess player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 4th 1966 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Helsinki |