Antti Ojanen
- Birth Date:
- 01.09.1916
- Death date:
- 26.06.1988
- Length of life:
- 71
- Days since birth:
- 39820
- Years since birth:
- 109
- Days since death:
- 13589
- Years since death:
- 37
- Categories:
- Chess player
- Nationality:
- finn
- Cemetery:
- Set cemetery
Antti Gottfried Ojanen (* Finland, Friday 01.09.1916 - † Sunday 26.06.1988)
Chess composer
Life & work
Antti Gottfried Ojanen, usually called A.G. Ojanen.
He was Lawyer, bank director, local politition with posts in town government and lived in small finnish town Hamina
Chess
He was a good chess player, reached master-class 1948 in otb-playing. Finnish champion in correspondense chess 1953 (not to be confused with IM Kaarle Ojanen)
Chess composing
His first published chess problem was in Helsingin Sanomat 1934.
He published about 15 endgame studies and 350 other chess problems.
He was one of the founding members of Suomen Tehtavaniekat 1935
His name was given to a 2-mover problem chess theme.
He composed mainly direct mates and selfmates. One of his specialties was the Albino/Pickaninny theme.
Source: arves.org
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