Johanna Paasikangas-Tella


Johanna Paasikangas-Tella, née Paasikangas, is a Finnish Woman International Master . She is a five-time winner the Finnish Women's Chess Championship.

Biography

Chess has learned to play at the age of five. In 1988, she won second place in the Finnish Youth Chess Championship in the U16 girl's age group. Johanna Paasikangas-Tella participated in numerous Finnish Women's Chess Championship, in which she won five golds, two silver and two bronze medals.
Johanna Paasikangas-Tella is winner of many international chess tournaments, including won in 1995 Swiss-system tournament in Tampere, but in 1997, in Athens she won the bronze medal at the European Women's Fast Chess Championship. In 2002, she won third place in Augsburg international chess tournament.
Johanna Paasikangas-Tella two times participated in the Women's World Chess Championship Interzonal Tournaments:
Johanna Paasikangas-Tella played for Finland in the Women's Chess Olympiads:
Johanna Paasikangas-Tella played for Finland in the European Team Chess Championships:
In 1991, she was awarded the FIDE International Women Master title.