The list of Estonian champions in chess contains the winners of all Estonian individual championships.
General
The first unofficial Estonian championship was held in Reval in 1903 as the championship of the Estonian governorate belonging to the Russian Empire . In total, the championship of the Estonia Governorate was played six times by 1910. After Estonian independence in 1918, the championship was initially irregular (a total of four championships were held from 1923 to 1932), annually from 1932 to 1937 and again in 1939. After the annexation by the Soviet Union and the occupation by the German Reich in World War II, the competition was held from 1941 to 1944 as the championship of the Estonia General District, which belongs to the Reichskommissariat Ostland , and from 1945 to 1990 as the championship of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (ESSR). Estonia has been independent again since 1991. Record champion iat Kaido Külaots with nine titles, the championship of the ESSR Iivo Nei won most often with eight titles.
The women's championship was first held in 1945 and has been held annually since 1948. The record champion is Salme Rotaare , who won the ESSR women's championship fifteen times ; the women's championship of independent Estonia won Monika Tsõganova with nine titles most often.
Winner of the unofficial championships of the Estonia Governorate from 1903 to 1910
year
place
winner
1903
Reval
W. son
1904
Reval
Bernhard Gregory
1905
Reval
A. Feinstein
1906
Reval
Abels
1909
Reval
Khmelevsky
1910
Reval
A. Feinstein
Estonian champions during the interwar independence
Master of the Estonia General District 1941-1944
Master of the ESSR 1945 to 1990
year
place
master
1945
Tallinn
Paul Keres
1946
Tallinn
Raul Renter
1947
Tallinn
Jüri Randviir
1948
Tallinn
Aleksander Arulaid
1949
Parnu
Jüri Randviir, Raul Renter
1950
Tallinn
Jüri Randviir
1951
Tallinn
Iivo Nei
1952
Tartu
Iivo Nei
1953
Tartu
Paul Keres
1954
Tallinn
Jüri Randviir
1955
Tallinn
Aleksander Arulaid
1956
Tartu
Iivo Nei
1957
Tartu
Kalju Pitksar
1958
Tallinn
Gunnar Uusi
1959
Tartu
Gunnar Uusi
1960
Viljandi
Iivo Nei
1961
Tallinn
Iivo Nei
1962
Tartu
Iivo Nei
1963
Tallinn
Gunnar Uusi
1964
Tallinn
Aleksander Arulaid
1965
Tartu
Pure Etruc
1966
Viljandi
Gunnar Uusi
1967
Tallinn
Helmuth Luik
1968
Tartu
Aarne Hermlin
1969
Tallinn
Pure Etruc
1970
Tartu
Hillar Kärner
1971
Tallinn
Iivo Nei
1972
Tartu
Andres Vooremaa
1973
Tallinn
Andres Vooremaa, Rein Etruk
1974
Tartu
Iivo Nei
1975
Parnu
Hillar Kärner
1976
Haapsalu
Valter Heuer
1977
Viljandi
Hillar Kärner
1978
Tallinn
Boris Rõtov
1979
Tartu
Gunnar Uusi
1980
Tallinn
Gunnar Uusi
1981
Haapsalu
Jaan Ludolf
1982
Tallinn
Lembit Oll
1983
Parnu
Aleksander Veingold , Hillar Kärner
1984
Tallinn
Hillar Kärner
1985
Tallinn
Hillar Kärner
1986
Tartu
Jaan Ehlvest
1987
Haapsalu
Hillar Kärner
1988
Tallinn
Kalle Kiik
1989
Tallinn
Olav Sepp
1990
Tallinn
Mati Nei
Estonian champions since regaining independence in 1991
Women's champions of the ESSR 1945 to 1990
year
place
Master
1945
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1948
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1949
Parnu
Salme Rootare
1950
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1951
Tallinn
Helju Roosa
1952
Tartu
Marie Orav
1953
Tartu
Urve Kure
1954
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1955
Tallinn
Aino Kukk
1956
Tartu
Salme Rootare
1957
Tartu
Salme Rootare
1958
Tallinn
Urve Kure
1959
Tartu
Marie Orav
1960
Viljandi
Salme Rootare
1961
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1962
Tartu
Salme Rootare
1963
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1964
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1965
Tartu
Urve Kure
1966
Viljandi
Salme Rootare
1967
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1968
Tartu
Mari Kinsigo
1969
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1970
Tartu
Salme Rootare
1971
Tallinn
Salme Rootare
1972
Tartu
Salme Rootare
1973
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1974
Tartu
Mari Kinsigo
1975
Parnu
Leili Pärnpuu
1976
Haapsalu
Mari Kinsigo
1977
Viljandi
Tatiana Fomina
1978
Tallinn
Tatiana Fomina
1979
Tartu
Leili Pärnpuu
1980
Tallinn
Leili Pärnpuu
1981
Haapsalu
Maaja Ranniku
1982
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1983
Parnu
Tatiana Fomina
1984
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1985
Tallinn
Svetlana Zainetdinova
1986
Tartu
Leili Pärnpuu
1987
Haapsalu
Maaja Ranniku
1988
Tallinn
Maaja Ranniku
1989
Tallinn
Tatiana Fomina
1990
Tallinn
Leili Pärnpuu
Estonian women champions since independence in 1991
Web links
Individual evidence
↑ Final result of the Estonian Championship 2015 at chess-results.com
↑ Final result of the Estonian Championship 2016 at chess-results.com
↑ Estonian Men Chess Championship 2017 and Estonian U-20 Boys Championship 2017 Final table after 7 rounds. In: chess-results.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .
↑ Estonian and U20 championships 2018 final table after 9 rounds. In: chess-results.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
↑ Eesti meeste meistrivõistlused males 2020
↑ Final result of the Estonian women's championship 2015 at chess-results.com
↑ Final result of the Estonian women's championship 2016 at chess-results.com
↑ Final result of the play-offs for the Estonian women's championship 2016 at chess-results.com
↑ Estonian Women Chess Championship 2017 and Estonian U-20 Girls Championship 2017 Final table after 7 rounds. In: chess-results.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017 .
↑ Estonian Women and U20 Girls Championship 2018 final table after 10 rounds. In: chess-results.com. Retrieved May 1, 2018 .
↑ Eesti naiste meistrivõistlused males 2020
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