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GM Heikki M J Westerinen

Full name

Heikki M.J. Westerinen

Born

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 (2213) Karl Lang (1930)	1-0	23	2025
Heikki M J Westerinen (2213) Wolfgang Brait (1992)	1-0	56	2025
Heikki M J Westerinen (2213) Richard Bjerke (2037)	1-0	50	2025
Heikki M J Westerinen (2213) Leon Lederman (2198)	0-1	57	2025
Heikki M J Westerinen (2213) Gabor Glatt (2146)	½-½	18	2025
Heikki M J Westerinen (2213) Rogier Van Egmond (2057)	½-½	44	2025
Peter Hohler (2045) Heikki M J Westerinen (2213)	½-½	44	2025
Frantisek Hosticka (2059) Heikki M J Westerinen (2213)	½-½	47	2025
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

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