The Estonian Chess Championship is played to determine the Estonian champion in chess.
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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
- ^ 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 | 10 | 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2020, 2023 |
| 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 | |
| Aleksandr Volodin | 3 | 2019, 2021, 2022 | |
| 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 |
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 | |
| Anastassia Sinitsina | 3 | 2021, 2022, 2023 | |
| 8 | Margareth Olde | 2 | 2015, 2018 |
| Marie Orav | 2 | 1952, 1959 | |
| Tuulikki Laesson | 2 | 1993, 1996 | |
| Valeriya Gansvind | 2 | 2006, 2009 |
References
External links
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