Estonian Chess Championship
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The first unofficial Estonian Chess Championship was held in 1903, organized by a chess club formed in Reval
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 (then Russian Empire) in 1903 and named for the famous Russian master Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Chigorin
Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin also was a leading Russian chess player...

. After the World War I, when Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

 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
Reichskommissariat Ostland
Reichskommissariat Ostland, literally "Reich Commissariat Eastland", was the civilian occupation regime established by Nazi Germany in the Baltic states and much of Belarus during World War II. It was also known as Reichskommissariat Baltenland initially...

, and reoccupied by the Soviet Union (Estonian SSR) in 1944. Estonia regained independence in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

Unofficial Championships

Year Location Winner
1903 Reval  W. Sohn
1904 Reval  Bernhard Gregory
Bernhard Gregory
Bernhard Gregory was an Estonian chess master.In 1902, he tied for 16-19th in Hannover . In 1903/04, he tied for 9-10th in Berlin...

1905 Reval  A. Feinstein
1906 Reval  Abels
1909 Reval  Khmelevsky
1910 Reval  A. Feinstein


In 1918 Reval changed its name to Tallinn.

Official Championships

# Year Location Men's Winner Women's Winner
1 1923 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Rinne
Paul Rinne
Paul Rinne was an Estonian chess player.He won the first Estonian Championship at Tallinn 1923. He twice took second place, behind Johannes Türn, at Tallinn 1925 , and behind Leho Laurine at Tallinn 1932 .- References :...

2 1925 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Johannes Türn
Johannes Türn
-Biography:Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn . In 1925, he won in Tallinn . In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikėnas . In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Gunnar Friedemann, behind Leho Laurine, and Rinne...

3 1930 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Vladas Mikėnas
Vladas Mikenas
Vladas Mikėnas was a Lithuanian International Master of chess, an Honorary Grandmaster, and a journalist.- Early life :Vladas Mikėnas played for Lithuania at first board in five official and one unofficial Chess Olympiads....

4 1932 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Leho Laurine
Leho Laurine
Leho Laurine was an Estonian chess master.He was Estonian Champion in 1932 , and took 3rd in 1935, behind Paul Keres, and Gunnar Friedemann ....

5 1933 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Gunnar Friedemann
Gunnar Friedemann
-Biography:Friedemann played several times in Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Johannes Türn . In 1933, he won the 5th EST–ch. In 1934, he took 3rd, behind Ilmar Raud and Paul Felix Schmidt, at the 6th EST–ch. In 1935, he took 2nd, behind Paul Keres, at the 7th...

6 1934 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Ilmar Raud
Ilmar Raud
Ilmar Raud was an Estonian chess master.-Biography:Raud played several times in the Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th at the 5th EST–ch. The event was won by Gunnar Friedemann. In 1934, he won the 6th EST–ch. In 1936, he took 3rd at the 8th EST–ch...

7 1935 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

8 1936 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Felix Schmidt
Paul Felix Schmidt
Paul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian chess International Master, chess writer, and chemist.- Biography :In June 1935, he won, ahead of Paul Keres, at Tallinn. In May 1936, he drew a match against Keres at Pärnu. In 1936, he won the 8th Estonian Championship at Tallinn. In December 1936, he placed...

9 1937 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Felix Schmidt
Paul Felix Schmidt
Paul Felix Schmidt was an Estonian chess International Master, chess writer, and chemist.- Biography :In June 1935, he won, ahead of Paul Keres, at Tallinn. In May 1936, he drew a match against Keres at Pärnu. In 1936, he won the 8th Estonian Championship at Tallinn. In December 1936, he placed...

10 1939 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Ilmar Raud
Ilmar Raud
Ilmar Raud was an Estonian chess master.-Biography:Raud played several times in the Estonian championships at Tallinn. In 1933, he tied for 3rd-5th at the 5th EST–ch. The event was won by Gunnar Friedemann. In 1934, he won the 6th EST–ch. In 1936, he took 3rd at the 8th EST–ch...

11 1941 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Johannes Türn
Johannes Türn
-Biography:Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn . In 1925, he won in Tallinn . In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikėnas . In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Gunnar Friedemann, behind Leho Laurine, and Rinne...

12 1942 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

13 1943 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

14 1944 Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

 
Johannes Türn
Johannes Türn
-Biography:Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn . In 1925, he won in Tallinn . In 1930, he took 2nd, behind Vladas Mikėnas . In 1932, he tied for 3rd-4th with Gunnar Friedemann, behind Leho Laurine, and Rinne...

, August Eller
15 1945 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

 
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

16 1946 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Raul Renter  -
17 1947 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Jüri Randviir  -
18 1948 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Aleksander Arulaid  Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

19 1949 Pärnu
Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

 
Jüri Randviir, Raul Renter  Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

20 1950 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Jüri Randviir Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

21 1951 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Helju Roosa
22 1952 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Marie Orav
23 1953 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Paul Keres
Paul Keres
Paul Keres , was an Estonian chess grandmaster, and a renowned chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s....

Urve Kure
24 1954 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Jüri Randviir Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
25 1955 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Aleksander Arulaid Aino Kukk 
26 1956 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

27 1957 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Kalju Pitksaar Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
28 1958 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Gunnar Uusi Urve Kure
29 1959 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Gunnar Uusi Marie Orav 
30 1960 Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

31 1961 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

32 1962 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
33 1963 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Gunnar Uusi Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
34 1964 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Aleksander Arulaid Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
35 1965 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Rein Etruk Urve Kure 
36 1966 Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

 
Gunnar Uusi Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
37 1967 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Helmut Luik  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
38 1968 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Arne Hermlin  Mari Kinsigo (off contest)
39 1969 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Rein Etruk  Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
40 1970 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Hillar Kärner  Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

41 1971 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

 
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
42 1972 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Andres Vooremaa  Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare
Salme Rootare was an Estonian chess master.She was fifteen times Estonian Champion ....

 
43 1973 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Andres Vooremaa, Rein Etruk  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
44 1974 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei
Iivo Nei is an Estonian chess master.In 1947, at the beginning of his career, Nei took 3rd in Leningrad at the sixth USSR championships. The event was won by Viktor Korchnoi. In 1948, he tied for first with Korchnoi in Tallinn...

 
Mari Kinsigo (off contest)
45 1975 Pärnu
Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

 
Hillar Kärner  Leili Pärnpuu 
46 1976 Haapsalu
Haapsalu
Haapsalu is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Lääne County and has a population of 11,618 ....

 
Valter Heuer  Mari Kinsigo (off contest)
47 1977 Viljandi
Viljandi
Viljandi is a town and municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 19,150 . It is the capital of Viljandi County. The town was first mentioned in 1283, upon being granted its town charter by Wilhelm von Endorpe....

 
Hillar Kärner  Tatjana Fomina 
48 1978 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Boris Rõtov  Tatjana Fomina 
49 1979 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Gunnar Uusi  Leili Pärnpuu 
50 1980 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Gunnar Uusi  Leili Pärnpuu 
51 1981 Haapsalu
Haapsalu
Haapsalu is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Lääne County and has a population of 11,618 ....

 
Jaan Ludolf  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
52 1982 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Lembit Oll
Lembit Oll
Lembit Oll was an Estonian chess grandmaster. He was already successful as a junior, becoming champion of Estonia in 1982 and junior champion of the Soviet Union in 1984. He also won multiple European and World junior championships. FIDE awarded him the IM-title in 1983 and the GM-title in 1992...

 
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
53 1983 Pärnu
Pärnu
Pärnu is a city in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer vacation resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga...

 
Aleksander Veingold, Hillar Kärner Tatjana Fomina 
54 1984 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Hillar Kärner  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
55 1985 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Hillar Kärner  Svetlana Zainetdinova
56 1986 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Jaan Ehlvest
Jaan Ehlvest
Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962 is a chess player, who was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987 and was named Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989...

 
Leili Pärnpuu 
57 1987 Haapsalu
Haapsalu
Haapsalu is a seaside resort town located on the west coast of Estonia. It's the administrative centre of Lääne County and has a population of 11,618 ....

 
Hillar Kärner  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

58 1988 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Kalle Kiik  Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
59 1989 Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Tatjana Fomina 
60 1990 Mati Nei  Leili Pärnpuu 
61 1991 Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku was an Estonian chess player .She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 and 1967.She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964.Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian...

 
62 1992 Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Tatjana Fomina 
63 1993 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Tuulikki Laesson 
64 1994 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Monika Tsõganova 
65 1995 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp
Olav Sepp is an Estonian International Master of chess and six-time champion of Estonia . Sepp also has several other top three finishes in the Estonian championship: 2nd in 1997, 3rd in 1998, 2nd in 1999 and 2000, 3rd in 2001, 3rd in 2005 , and 2nd in 2006...

 
Monika Tsõganova 
66 1996 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Sergei Zjukin  Tuulikki Laesson 
67 1997 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Roman Sergejev  Monika Tsõganova 
68 1998 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Tarvo Seeman  Tatjana Fomina 
69 1999 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Monika Tsõganova
70 2000 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Mihhail Rõtšagov  Viktoria Baškite (off contest)
71 2001 Pühajärve
Pühajärve
Pühajärve is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 182 ....

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Monika Tsõganova
72 2002 Kilingi-Nõmme
Kilingi-Nõmme
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in south-western Estonia. It is a centre of Saarde Parish in Pärnu County.Kilingi-Nõmme borough became a town in 1 May 1938....

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Tatjana Fomina
73 2003 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Tatjana Fomina 
74 2004 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Meelis Kanep  Monika Tsõganova
75 2005 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Meelis Kanep  Monika Tsõganova
76 2006 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Tarvo Seeman  Valeriya Gansvind
77 2007 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Meelis Kanep Monika Tsõganova
78 2008 Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Monika Tsõganova
79 2009 Rakvere
Rakvere
Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of Lääne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland.-History:The earliest signs of human settlement dating back to the 3rd-5th centuries AD have been found on the present theatre hill. Probably to protect that settlement, a wooden...

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Valeriya Gansvind
80 2010 Tartu
Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

 
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....

 
Tuuli Vahtra

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