Kaila, Osmo




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1935  178  2357 (53) 7
1936  176  2358 (42) 31
1937  154  2370 (48) 3
1938  151  2372 (50) 5
1939  137  2376 (50) 14
1940  153  2363 (61) 0
1941  169  2349 (66) 0
1942  175  2335 (69) 0
1943  205  2322 (69) 0
1944  227  2308 (67) 0
1945  264  2294 (61) 2
1946  300  2280 (55) 10
1947  287  2273 (56) 11
1948  259  2270 (69) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Kaila, Osmo Ilmari  
Born: 11 May 1916
Died: 3 June 1991
 
Notes:
Gaige gives name as 'Kaila, Osmo [Ilmari]'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 388
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 359
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 346
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 463
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 200
Periodicals
   [TFS], vol. 52, no. 8, Aug. 1946, page 208
Web
   [Osmo Kaila]

Tournament data

Lovisa 1935     Lovisa Tournament     4.5  /  7
Helsinki 1936 (2)     Latvia - Finland Student Team Match    
  Kaila, O.I. - Petrovs, V.     0 - 2    
Helsinki 1936 (3)     Finnish Leage 1st Class Tournament     7  /  9
Munich 1936     Unofficial Olympiad     13  /  20
Riga 1937 (1)     1st Baltic Student Olympiad     2  /  3
Tartu 1938     3rd SELL Baltic Student Olympiad     2  /  3
Tallinn 1938 (2)     Estonia - Finland Match    
  Kaila, O.I. - Sepp, L.     1 - 1    
Helsinki 1939     3rd SELL Baltic Student Olympiad     1.5  /  3
Oslo 1939     Nordic Championship     8  /  11
Stockholm 1945 (2)     Sweden - Finland Match    
  Kaila, O.I. - Lundin, E.R.     1 - 1    
Helsinki 1946 (1)     13th Finnish Championship     4  /  8
Helsinki 1946 (3)     Finland - Sweden Match    
  Kaila, O.I. - Jonsson, E.     1 - 1    
Helsinki 1947 (2)     F.I.D.E. Zonal and Nordic Tournament - Major Section     4  /  11
Saltsjobaden 1948 (3)     Sweden - Finland Match    
  Kaila, O.I. - Lundholm, S.G.     1 - 0    

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026