Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - I ngā tau 1930 ko Thorsten Gauffin tētahi o ngā kaitākaro tēnehi matua o Finland. I te tau 1937, i Helsinki i toa ia i te Finnish Chess Championship. I rongonui ia mo ana wikitoria i te 1937 Chess Olympiad
i runga i te Toa Toa o te Ao, a Max Euwe me te rangatira nui a Paul Keres.