Thorsten Gauffin (2 June 1901 – 28 November 1970) was a Finnish chess player, Finnish Chess Championship winner (1937).

Thorsten Gauffin
CountryFinland
Born(1901-06-02)2 June 1901
Turku, Finland
Died28 November 1970(1970-11-28) (aged 69)
Turku, Finland

Biography

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In the 1930s Thorsten Gauffin was one of Finland's leading chess players. In 1937, in Helsinki he won Finnish Chess Championship. He was best known for his victories at the 1937 Chess Olympiad over the reigning World Chess Champion Max Euwe[1] and grandmaster Paul Keres.[2]

Thorsten Gauffin played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Thorsten Gauffin vs Max Euwe (1937)". www.chessgames.com.
  2. ^ "Thorsten Gauffin vs Paul Keres (1937)". www.chessgames.com.
  3. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Thorsten Gauffin". www.olimpbase.org.
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