Tomi Nyback
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| Tomi Nyback | |
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| Full name | Tomi Nyback |
| Country |
 Finland |
| Born |
3 April 1985 Järvenpää, Finland |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2589 (February 2014) |
| Peak rating | 2655 (April 2009) |
Tomi Nyback (born 3 April 1985) is a Finnish chess Grandmaster (2003) and poker player.
Chess career
He won the Finnish Championship in 2008.[1] In 2009 he tied for 9th–11th with Mikhail Kobalia and Boris Grachev in the European Individual Chess Championship.[2] Played for Finland in the Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010.[3]
Other successful performances include: 1st at Budapest 2002, 1st at Jyväskylä 2008,[4] =2nd with Emanuel Berg in the Najdorf Memorial 2008,[5] 3rd in the European Youth Chess Championship of 2002.
In the January 2012 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2634, making him Finland's number one.
Notable games
- Svetozar Gligoric vs Tomi Nyback, Rilton Cup 2003-4 2004, Benko Gambit: Accepted (A59), 0-1
- Santul Kosmo vs Tomi Nyback, Rilton Cup 2006, Pirc Defense: General (B07), 0-1
- Tomi Nyback vs Jens Henrichsen, Politiken Cup 2007, English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense (A17), 1-0
- Tomi Nyback vs Magnus Carlsen, Olympiad 2008, Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack (D37), 1-0
References
- ↑ "FIDE Chess Tournament report: Finnish Championship". World Chess Federation. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "Chess News: The European Individual Championship 2009". Chessib.com. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
- ↑ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Tomi Nyback". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ "18th Heart of Finland". Shakki.net. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2008-08-11). "TWIC 718: Najdorf Memorial". London Chess Centre. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
External links
- Tomi Nyback player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Tomi Nyback at 365Chess.com
- Rating data for Tomi Nyback
- ShakkiNet - Artikkelit-Galleria (Finnish)
- Tomi Nyback Hendon Mob Poker Database
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