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GM Heikki M J Westerinen

Full name

Heikki M.J. Westerinen

Born

1/1/1944 (age 81)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Finland

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation (56 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (52 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (40 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (34 games)

Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (34 games)

Black Pieces

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense (52 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (48 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Main Line (40 games)

King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation (37 games)

French Defense: Rubinstein, Fort Knox Variation (35 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Heikki M J Westerinen (2222) Peter N Lee (2378)	1-0	51	2024
Heikki M J Westerinen (2221) Astra Goldmane (1989)	1-0	28	2024
Heikki M J Westerinen (2222) Matti Uimonen (2029)	½-½	18	2024
Heikki M J Westerinen (2222) Norbert Sprotte (2138)	½-½	20	2024
Heikki M J Westerinen (2221) John M Quinn (2073)	½-½	21	2024
Heikki M J Westerinen (2237) Jan Rooze (2244)	1-0	21	2023
Heikki M J Westerinen (2237) Anthony C Kosten (2352)	0-1	55	2023
Heikki M J Westerinen (2237) Siegfried Zoernpfenning (2040)	½-½	25	2023
Heikki M J Westerinen (2237) Lubomir Ftacnik (2450)	½-½	22	2023
Heikki M J Westerinen (2297) Tatyana Fomina (2201)	1-0	31	2019

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