My Weekly YouTube/Twitch Live Stream Schedule (10:00 CEST):

Monday: Instructive Rapid

Tuesday: Titled Tuesday Prep

Wednesday: Speedrun

Thursday: Playing with Viewers

Friday: Instructive Rapid

Hi! I'm Mika Karttunen — International Master (FIDE peak 2497), Finnish Champion, YouTube creator & YouTube/Twitch streamer.

I’m an International Master from Finland with a peak FIDE rating of 2497 (2499.2 during tournament play) and one GM norm.

I'm a 7-time Finnish classical champion, 12-time blitz champion, and have represented Finland in:

10 Chess Olympiads (2000–2018)

13 Euro Cups

European Team Championships (2003–2017)

I’ve played dozens of strong international tournaments and had 23 classical games against +2700-rated grandmasters — drawing 9 of them.

Today, I focus on sharing my passion for the game through content creation in English and Finnish:

🎥 YouTube (daily videos): Shakkilinna – Chesscastle: https://www.youtube.com/@chesscastle_shakkilinna

📺 YouTube/Twitch streams (regularly, in English): https://www.youtube.com/@chesscastle_shakkilinna

📺 Twitch (live streams weekly, Titled Tuesday in Finnish): twitch.tv/shakkilinna

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