Estonian Chess Championship
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The first unofficial Estonian Chess Championship was held in 1905, organized by a chess club formed in Tallinn (then Russian Empire) in 1903 and named for the famous Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. After the World War I, when Estonia became an independent country, official Estonian championships started. During the World War II, Estonia was annexed by the Soviet Union in June 1940 and existed as the Estonian SSR till June 1941, then became a part of the German-occupied Reichskommissariat Ostland, and reoccupied by the Soviet Union (Estonian SSR) in 1944. Estonia regained independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
[edit] Unofficial Championships
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Year Location Winner 1905 Tallinn Feinstein 1906 Abels 1909 Khmelevsky 1910 Feinstein
[edit] Official Championships
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# Year Location Men's Winner Women's Winner 1 1923 Tallinn Paul Rinne 2 1925 Tallinn Johannes Türn 3 1930 Tallinn Vladas Mikenas 4 1932 Tallinn Leho Laurine 5 1933 Tallinn Gunnar Friedemann 6 1934 Tallinn Ilmar Raud 7 1935 Tallinn Paul Keres 8 1936 Tallinn Paul Felix Schmidt 9 1937 Tallinn Paul Felix Schmidt 10 1939 Tallinn Ilmar Raud 11 1941 Tallinn Johannes Türn 12 1942 Tallinn Paul Keres 13 1943 Tallinn Paul Keres 14 1944 Viljandi Johannes Türn, August Eller 15 1945 Tallinn Paul Keres Salme Rootare 16 1946 Tallinn Raul Renter - 17 1947 Tallinn Jüri Randviir - 18 1948 Tallinn Aleksander Arulaid Salme Rootare 19 1949 Pärnu Jüri Randviir, Raul Renter Salme Rootare 20 1950 Tallinn Jüri Randviir Salme Rootare 21 1951 Tallinn Iivo Nei Helju Roosa 22 1952 Tartu Iivo Nei Marie Orav 23 1953 Tartu Paul Keres Urve Kure 24 1954 Tallinn Jüri Randviir Salme Rootare 25 1955 Tallinn Aleksander Arulaid Aino Kukk 26 1956 Tartu Iivo Nei Salme Rootare 27 1957 Tartu Kalju Pitksaar Salme Rootare 28 1958 Tallinn Gunnar Uusi Urve Kure 29 1959 Tartu Gunnar Uusi Marie Orav 30 1960 Viljandi Iivo Nei Salme Rootare 31 1961 Tallinn Iivo Nei Maaja Ranniku 32 1962 Tartu Iivo Nei Salme Rootare 33 1963 Tallinn Gunnar Uusi Maaja Ranniku 34 1964 Tallinn Aleksander Arulaid Salme Rootare 35 1965 Tartu Rein Etruk Urve Kure 36 1966 Viljandi Gunnar Uusi Salme Rootare 37 1967 Tallinn Helmut Luik Maaja Ranniku 38 1968 Tartu Arne Hermlin Mari Kinsigo (off contest) 39 1969 Tallinn Rein Etruk Salme Rootare 40 1970 Tartu Hillar Kärner Salme Rootare 41 1971 Tallinn Iivo Nei Salme Rootare 42 1972 Tartu Andres Vooremaa Salme Rootare 43 1973 Tallinn Andres Vooremaa, Rein Etruk Maaja Ranniku 44 1974 Tartu Iivo Nei Mari Kinsigo (off contest) 45 1975 Pärnu Hillar Kärner Leili Pärnpuu 46 1976 Haapsalu Valter Heuer Mari Kinsigo (off contest) 47 1977 Viljandi Hillar Kärner Tatjana Fomina 48 1978 Tallinn Boris Rõtov Tatjana Fomina 49 1979 Tartu Gunnar Uusi Leili Pärnpuu 50 1980 Tallinn Gunnar Uusi Leili Pärnpuu 51 1981 Haapsalu Jaan Ludolf Maaja Ranniku 52 1982 Tallinn Lembit Oll Maaja Ranniku 53 1983 Pärnu Aleksander Veingold, Hillar Kärner Tatjana Fomina 54 1984 Tallinn Hillar Kärner Maaja Ranniku 55 1985 Tallinn Hillar Kärner Svetlana Zainetdinova 56 1986 Tartu Jaan Ehlvest Leili Pärnpuu 57 1987 Haapsalu Hillar Kärner Maaja Ranniku 58 1988 Tallinn Kalle Kiik Maaja Ranniku 59 1989 Olav Sepp Tatjana Fomina 60 1990 Mati Nei Leili Pärnpuu 61 1991 Olav Sepp Maaja Ranniku 62 1992 Olav Sepp Tatjana Fomina 63 1993 Tallinn Olav Sepp Tuulikki Laesson 64 1994 Tallinn Olav Sepp Monika Tsõganova 65 1995 Tallinn Olav Sepp Monika Tsõganova 66 1996 Tallinn Sergei Zjukin Tuulikki Laesson 67 1997 Tallinn Roman Sergejev Monika Tsõganova 68 1998 Tallinn Tarvo Seeman Tatjana Fomina 69 1999 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Monika Tsõganova 70 2000 Tallinn Mihhail Rõtšagov Viktoria Baškite (off contest) 71 2001 Pühajärve Kaido Külaots[1] Monika Tsõganova 72 2002 Kilingi-Nõmme Kaido Külaots Tatjana Fomina 73 2003 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Tatjana Fomina 74 2004 Tallinn Meelis Kanep Monika Tsõganova 75 2005 Tallinn Meelis Kanep Monika Tsõganova 76 2006 Tallinn Tarvo Seeman Valeriya Gansvind 77 2007 Tallinn Meelis Kanep Monika Tsõganova 78 2008 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Monika Tsõganova
- ^ Edvins Kengis had the most points, but since he is Latvian, the title went to Külaots.
[edit] References
- Hartston, William R. (1977), “Estonia”, in Golombek, Harry, Golombek's Encyclopedia of Chess, Crown Publishing, p. 109, ISBN 0-517-53146-1 (establishment and results from 1905 through 1910)
- http://vabaettur.ee/main/results/meistrid.htm
- http://www.maleliit.ee/modules.php?print=1&name=Arhiiv&a=23&klass=1&id=1
- Paul Keres
- RUSBASE (part V) 1919-1937,1991-1994
- RUSBASE (part IV) 1938-1960
- RUSBASE (part III), 1961-1969,1985-1990
- RUSBASE (part II) 1970-1984
- Crowther, Mark (3 September 2001), THE WEEK IN CHESS 356: Estonian Championships 2001, London Chess Center, <http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic356.html#20>
- Crowther, Mark (3 April 2006), THE WEEK IN CHESS 595: Estonian Championships 2006, London Chess Center, <http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic595.html#17>
- Crowther, Mark (29 January 2007), THE WEEK IN CHESS 638: Estonian Championships 2007, London Chess Center, <http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic638.html#9>
