YRJOÖLÄ, Jouni (24.10.1959 – 24.02.2012)

Finnish Grandmaster (1990). Finnish Champion in 1985 and 1988.

Best results: Sochi 1984, 4th; Copenhagen 1987, 2nd; Helsinki 1990, 1st; Helsinki 1995, 1st-2nd; Budapest Spring 2006, 1st.

A participant in eight Olympiads from 1982 until 2000.

Author of An Explosive Chess Opening Repertoire for Black (2003), Easy Guide to the Classical Sicilian, The Queen’s Indian.

Best ELO: 2515 in 1984.