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Tomi Nyback

Number of games in database: 879
Years covered: 1997 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2596 (2560 rapid, 2537 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2656
Overall record: +320 -162 =295 (60.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 102 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Slav (72) 
    D12 D11 D15 D18 D10
 King's Indian (51) 
    E92 E94 E97 E91 E73
 Queen's Pawn Game (37) 
    E00 A41 E10 D02 A40
 Reti System (36) 
    A04 A06
 English (34) 
    A15 A13 A17 A14 A12
 Grunfeld (27) 
    D85 D86 D87 D90 D80
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (71) 
    C84 C92 C63 C78 C89
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (51) 
    C84 C92 C89 C95 C96
 Pirc (34) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Queen's Pawn Game (34) 
    A46 D02 E10 A45 D01
 Grunfeld (30) 
    D85 D80 D72 D91 D97
 Sicilian (28) 
    B32 B30 B76 B21 B35
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Nyback vs U Von Herman, 2009 1-0
   Nyback vs Carlsen, 2008 1-0
   Gligoric vs Nyback, 2004 0-1
   Nyback vs Jobava, 2009 1-0
   Nyback vs H Kaenel, 2006 1-0
   S Martinovic vs Nyback, 2010 0-1
   Nyback vs T Michalczak, 2006 1-0
   Nyback vs Svidler, 2009 1-0
   Nyback vs Krasenkow, 2004 1/2-1/2
   S Kosmo vs Nyback, 2006 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   European Club Cup (2006)
   9th Fischer Memorial (2023)
   Rilton Cup 2003/04 (2003)
   Bundesliga 2011/12 (2011)
   Bundesliga 2009/10 (2009)
   Bundesliga 2007/08 (2007)
   Bundesliga 2004/05 (2004)
   Solett Open (2001)
   World Junior Championship (2005)
   European Championship (2008)
   European Championship (2009)
   Keres Memorial Open (1998)
   European Championship (2005)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   Bundesliga 2017/18 (2017)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   optimuswise's favorite games by optimuswise

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 9th Fischer Memorial
   Nyback vs P Hristodoulou (Nov-09-23) 1-0
   J Szwed vs Nyback (Nov-08-23) 0-1
   Y Zuo vs Nyback (Nov-07-23) 0-1
   Nyback vs J Morris (Nov-06-23) 1-0
   E Postny vs Nyback (Nov-05-23) 1/2-1/2

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TOMI NYBACK
(born Apr-03-1985, 40 years old) Finland

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Tomi Nybäck was born in Järvenpää. He became the youngest ever Finnish grandmaster in 2003. With his strong 8/11 performance in the European Championship (2008), just half a point behind winner Sergei Tiviakov, Nybäck qualified for the World Cup (2009). In 2008, Nybäck won the Finnish championship with an unprecedented score of 9/9. In the European Championship (2009) he again scored 8/11, sharing 1st place in regulation, but was knocked out in the 1st round of an 11-player playoff to decide the medals. He was knocked out in the second round of the World Cup (2009) by Peter Svidler.

Wikipedia article: Tomi Nybäck

Last updated: 2021-04-06 05:51:05

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 page 1 of 36; games 1-25 of 879  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Navara vs Nyback 1-0131997Wch U12B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
2. I Cheparinov vs Nyback  ½-½651997Wch U12E17 Queen's Indian
3. A Veingold vs Nyback  1-0201998Helsinki We Hm 93 opD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
4. Nyback vs A Veingold  0-1321999Jarvenpaa opE12 Queen's Indian
5. Y Rantanen vs Nyback  1-0321999Aki Lahti memA25 English
6. Nyback vs Y Rantanen  0-1381999Vantaa opE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
7. T Keskisarja vs Nyback  1-0211999Helsinki opB30 Sicilian
8. Nyback vs A Veingold  0-1502000Jarvenpaa opA17 English
9. Nyback vs A Veingold  ½-½522000Helsinki opA17 English
10. J Tuovinen vs Nyback 0-1562000Helsinki WeB22 Sicilian, Alapin
11. A Holmsten vs Nyback  0-1462000Jyvaskyla op 10thA07 King's Indian Attack
12. Nyback vs T Seeman  ½-½472000Jyvaskyla op 10thE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
13. A Maltsev vs Nyback  ½-½102000Jyvaskyla op 10thA13 English
14. Nyback vs Y Rantanen  0-1282000Jyvaskyla op 10thA04 Reti Opening
15. R Molander vs Nyback  ½-½92000Jyvaskyla op 10thD02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. Nyback vs J Leino  1-0282000Jyvaskyla op 10thA13 English
17. L Voloshin vs Nyback  1-0502000Olomouc Valoz CupD01 Richter-Veresov Attack
18. G Kjartansson vs Nyback  0-1462000Olomouc Valoz CupA45 Queen's Pawn Game
19. Nyback vs H Lehtinen  0-1392000FIN-chT 2000/01A04 Reti Opening
20. Nyback vs J Ristoja  0-1572000FIN-chT 2000/01A14 English
21. N Mamedov vs Nyback  ½-½472000EU-ch U16B32 Sicilian
22. V Lehto vs Nyback  ½-½412000FIN-chT 2000/01B32 Sicilian
23. J Gdanski vs Nyback  ½-½392000Rilton Cup 2000/01B30 Sicilian
24. Nyback vs Taimanov  1-0402000Rilton Cup 2000/01A13 English
25. A Veingold vs Nyback  0-1402001Helsinki opA46 Queen's Pawn Game
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Mar-11-10  Shams: <paavoh> 50% is not "horrible".
Mar-11-10  paavoh: @shams: look at the opponent ratings, he seems to be underperforming considering that he has been among the top 10 in previous editions of EICC. Beating Kamsky and drawing with Shirov and Bacrot in one earlier tourney appears to be a bit better, don't you think?
Mar-11-10  FHBradley: Obviously, with a rating performance of 2383 after four rounds Nybäck has done rather poorly so far. In a recent interview he said uneven results are due to failing to do as much jogging as in the past. I hope he'll draw the appropriate conclusions from this diagnosis.
Apr-03-10  wordfunph: gm tomi nyback deserves a pic here..

happy birthday to Finland's Numero Uno Tomi Nyback!

Jul-12-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: 2nd in the annual Heart of Finland tournament (in Jyväskylä) 5-11 July 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr358...

Sep-22-10  paavoh: First appearance in 39th Olympiad against the Peruvian GM Granda Zuniga later today.
Sep-27-10  paavoh: A nice start at the Olympiad: TPR 2861 with 3,5/4.
Oct-08-10  crazybird: Bundesliga: GM Tomi Nyback (2635/Black) loses to IM Michal Luch (2385/White)
Feb-08-11  paavoh: @crazybird: Yes, a dismal start at 0/2 but +3 = 2 since.
Mar-01-11  paavoh: March 2011 FIDE rating at #93 with 2656.
Jan-09-12  timhortons: another exciting game from keres memorial.

I upload this game in the databse.

position after 45.Nc5

Fedoseev,V - Nyback,T, XXI Paul Keres Memorial Main Tournament 2012


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1. (2.20): 45...Be7 46.Be6+[] Ke5 47.f4+[] Kf6 48.Ne4+[] Kxe6 49.Nxd2[] Kf5[] 50.Kd7 Ng6 2. (3.30): 45...Ke5 46.Re4+[] Kf5[] 47.Be6+[] Kg6 48.Rg4+[] Kh6[] 49.Ne4[] Re2 50.Kd6 Nf3 51.Nxf6 Ng5 52.Bd5 3. (3.37): 45...Bd4 46.Rxh4 Bxf2 47.Rxb4 Be3 48.Ne4 Rg2 49.Nd6+ Kg6 50.Re4 Bd2[] 51.Re8 Kh7[] 52.Bc2+ Kg7

Nyback blundered moving 45.Nf3

<He didnt realize mate in 2 is coming.>

1. (#2): 46.Be6+
2. = (0.09): 46.Kb6 Bd4
3. = (0.05): 46.Kb7 Bh4 47.Be6+ Ke5

<position after Nf3>

<mate in two>


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Mar-22-12  paavoh: A 2/2 start in the 13th edition of EICC.
Apr-03-12  brankat: Happy Birthday GM Nyback!
Apr-03-12  waustad: Happy b'day. You were born the day I turned 35!
Apr-03-12  wordfunph: <waustad> happy 62nd birthday!

Happy Birthday GM Nyback!

Apr-03-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Happy Birthday to perhaps the greatest Finnish GM ever!
May-07-13  paavoh: A nice start 3/3 in EICC 2013. A good endgame win over Petrosian with White.
Apr-03-14  paavoh: Let me add my best wishes to Tomi! I hope he will get more active, more successful, and receive more than one kibitz per year :-)
Aug-05-14  epistle: Plays board 1 vs. Philippine team next.

A Philip Seymour Hoffman lookalike.

Aug-05-14  Beholder: <epistle: A Philip Seymour Hoffman lookalike.>

More like Clark Duke actually.

Aug-08-14  minasina: Chess Olympiad (2014)/Tomi Nyback
Nov-17-15  paavoh: Tough start at 0/3 in ETCC 2015: facing Shirov, Leko, Navara...
Jun-17-17  whiteshark: 20 Questions to Tomi Nyback : http://www.kingpinchess.net/2014/10...

teaser:

Q: If you could edit your past, what would you change?

A: I should have played more poker in the golden years (maybe 2003‑2008 or so), when the games were pretty easy.

Oct-25-19  paavoh: Back in action at the European Team Championships in Batumi, first round draw against Cheparinov.
Oct-27-19  paavoh: 3.5 out of 4 in the 2019 edition of the European Team Championships. Pretty good start!
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