Estonian Chess Championship

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Iivo Nei won eight Estonian Chess Championship titles.
Kaido Külaots is the current chess player with the nine titles.

The Estonian Chess Championship is played to determine the Estonian champion in chess.

The first unofficial championship in Estonia was held in 1903 and was organized by a chess club from Tallinn (then Reval, Russian Empire). After World War I, Estonia became independent. In 1923, the first official Estonian championship was held in Tallinn and has since been organized on an annual basis. In 1945, the first women's championship was held.

Unofficial Championships[]

Year City Champion
1903 Reval W. Sohn
1904 Reval Bernhard Gregory
1905 Reval Aaron Feinstein
1906 Reval Abels
1909 Reval Khmelevsky
1910 Reval Aaron Feinstein

Official Championships[]

# Year Host City Men's Champion Women's Champion
1 1923 Tallinn Paul Rinne
2 1925 Tallinn Johannes Türn
3 1930 Tallinn Vladas Mikėnas
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 and 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 and Raul Renter Salme Rootare
20 1950 Tallinn Jüri Randviir Salme Rootare
21 1951 Tallinn Iivo Nei
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 Helmuth Luik Maaja Ranniku
38 1968 Tartu Aarne 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 and 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 Maaja Ranniku
52 1982 Tallinn Lembit Oll Maaja Ranniku
53 1983 Pärnu Aleksander Veingold and 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 Tallinn Olav Sepp Tatjana Fomina
60 1990 Tallinn Leili Pärnpuu
61 1991 Tallinn Olav Sepp Maaja Ranniku
62 1992 Tallinn 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 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[A] 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 Valeria Gansvind
77 2007 Tallinn Meelis Kanep Monika Tsõganova
78 2008 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Monika Tsõganova
79 2009 Rakvere Kaido Külaots Valeria Gansvind
80 2010 Tartu Kaido Külaots Tuuli Vahtra
81 2011 Tallinn Regina Narva
82 2012 Tallinn Mark Lapidus Tatjana Fomina
83 2013 Tallinn Ottomar Ladva Tatjana Fomina
84 2014 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Mai Narva
85 2015 Tallinn Ottomar Ladva Margareth Olde
86 2016 Tallinn Ottomar Ladva Mai Narva
87 2017 Tallinn Ilja Sirosh Mai Narva
88 2018 Tallinn Ottomar Ladva Margareth Olde
89 2019 Tallinn Aleksandr Volodin
90 2020 Tallinn Kaido Külaots Mai Narva
91 2021 Tallinn Aleksandr Volodin Anastassia Sinitsina
  1. ^
    Latvian Edvīns Ķeņģis won the championship, Külaots was the highest ranking Estonian player.

Multiple Champions[]

Men's Champions[]

# Men's Champions Titles Years
1 Kaido Külaots 9 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2020
2 Iivo Nei 8 1951, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1974
3 Hillar Kärner 7 1970, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
4 Gunnar Uusi 6 1958, 1959, 1963, 1966, 1979, 1980
Olav Sepp 6 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
6 Paul Keres 5 1935, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1953
7 Jüri Randviir 4 1947, 1949, 1950, 1954
Ottomar Ladva 4 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018
9 Johannes Türn 3 1925, 1941, 1944
Aleksander Arulaid 3 1948, 1955, 1964
Rein Etruk 3 1965, 1969, 1973
Meelis Kanep 3 2004, 2005, 2007
13 Ilmar Raud 2 1934, 1939
Paul Felix Schmidt 2 1936, 1937
Raul Renter 2 1946, 1949
Andres Vooremaa 2 1972, 1973
Tarvo Seeman 2 1998, 2006
Aleksandr Volodin 2 2019, 2021

Women's Champions[]

# Women's Champions Titles Years
1 Salme Rootare 15 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
2 Maaja Ranniku 10 1961, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991
Tatjana Fomina 10 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2012, 2013
4 Monika Tsõganova 9 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008
5 Leili Pärnpuu 5 1975, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1990
6 Mai Narva 4 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020
7 Urve Kure 3 1953, 1958, 1965
Mari Kinsigo 3 1968, 1974, 1976
8 Margareth Olde 2 2015, 2018
Marie Orav 2 1952, 1959
Tuulikki Laesson 2 1993, 1996
Valeria Gansvind 2 2006, 2009

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