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Thomas Ristoja

Number of games in database: 146
Years covered: 1969 to 2004
Last FIDE rating: 2210
Highest rating achieved in database: 2246
Overall record: +34 -50 =62 (44.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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A07 King's Indian Attack (8 games)
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C77 Ruy Lopez (3 games)
A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System (3 games)
C04 French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line (3 games)
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THOMAS RISTOJA
(born Sep-19-1949, died Mar-29-2023, 73 years old) Finland

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FIDE Master Thomas Wilhelm Ristoja was born in 1949 in Stockholm, Sweden.

Last updated: 2023-03-31 04:26:50

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 page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 146  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Harandi vs T Ristoja  1-0351969World Junior Championship qual-5C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
2. T Ristoja vs J Juhnke  1-0251969World Junior Championship qual-5A04 Reti Opening
3. S Bouaziz vs T Ristoja  1-0221969World Junior Championship qual-5C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
4. G Ligterink vs T Ristoja  0-1401969World Junior Championship qual-5E20 Nimzo-Indian
5. T Ristoja vs B Vujacic  0-1501969World Junior Championship qual-5B75 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
6. T Ristoja vs V Silva  1-0321969World Junior Championship Final-CB42 Sicilian, Kan
7. T Ristoja vs G Makropoulos  0-1301969World Junior Championship Final-CC46 Three Knights
8. J Moles vs T Ristoja  1-0381969World Junior Championship Final-CC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
9. W Hug vs T Ristoja  ½-½191969World Junior Championship Final-CC47 Four Knights
10. J Fridjonsson vs T Ristoja  0-1241969World Junior Championship Final-CB06 Robatsch
11. T Ristoja vs D Uddenfeldt  0-1361969World Junior Championship Final-CB05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
12. T Ristoja vs R Weber  1-0301969World Junior Championship Final-CB14 Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack
13. T Ristoja vs R Meulders  1-0191969World Junior Championship Final-CB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
14. J Bellon Lopez vs T Ristoja  0-1241969World Junior Championship Final-CB06 Robatsch
15. A Sznapik vs T Ristoja  1-0431969World Junior Championship Final-CA15 English
16. K Harandi vs T Ristoja  1-0301969World Junior Championship Final-CC40 King's Knight Opening
17. T Ristoja vs I Hausner  ½-½151969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryB02 Alekhine's Defense
18. U Schulze vs T Ristoja  0-1361969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryA05 Reti Opening
19. T Ristoja vs Ljubojevic  ½-½221969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
20. T Ristoja vs Adorjan  ½-½121969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryD13 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation
21. C Pritchett vs T Ristoja 1-0321969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryB06 Robatsch
22. M Schauwecker vs T Ristoja  ½-½331969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryD35 Queen's Gambit Declined
23. T Ristoja vs F Middendorf  1-0561969Niemeyer Juniors PreliminaryB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
24. Ljubojevic vs T Ristoja  ½-½341969Niemeyer Juniors 1969/70C44 King's Pawn Game
25. T Ristoja vs P Velikov  ½-½331970Niemeyer Juniors 1969/70B32 Sicilian
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Dec-07-05  melianis: He is a respected finnish chess teacher and the author of several popular chess books. He has been the coach to the youngest finnish GM ever, Tomi Nybäck.
Jun-24-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Like many Finnish players, Ristoja has a keen tactical eye - overly keen, at times... Here are some of his worst combinations, unfortunately missing from this database:


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Jan-Michael Nykopp vs Th. Ristoja, Helsinki 1977. Here, Ristoja was up a rook, and 44...Rc3 would have won on the spot, and 44...Qc3 with all probability a bit slower. However, Ristoja's 44...Qf2+ 45.Kf4 was also OK as 45...Qe3+ 46.Kg3 would give him another chance for ...Rc3. Instead, he saw an immediate mate: 45...Rxe4+?? 46.Kxe4 Re8+. The idea was 47.Kd3 Re3+ and mates, but... 47.Kf4! going back. He still had a draw but, being shocked, blundered even that and lost the game.


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A case of total blindness: Ilkka J Saren vs Th. Ristoja, Helsinki 1976. 12...a5 and 12...a6 should both give Black an OK position. Instead, he saw something more interesting: 12...Rxc4?? 13.Bxc4 and resigned. Suffice it to say the idea was 13...Qh4+ 14.g3 Qxc4 with counterplay for the exchange, but there's a little obstacle in the way.

Mar-31-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: I just read on Facebook that he died.

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