Rein Toomas Etruk ( Est. Rein-Toomas Etruk , March 22, 1938 , Tallinn - September 11, 2012 , Tallinn ) - Estonian chess player , three -time Estonian chess champion , USSR master of sports ( 1964 ).
 Rain Toomas Etruk | |
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| Country |  the USSR  Estonia |
| Date of Birth | March 22, 1938 |
| Place of Birth | Tallinn |
| Date of death | September 11, 2012 ( 74) |
| Place of death | Tallinn |
| Rank | USSR Master of Sports ( 1964 ) |
Biography
In 1954 and 1955 he became the champion of the Estonian SSR in chess among schoolchildren.
In the national team of the Estonian SSR, a participant in the USSR team championships . In 1958 [1] and in 1967 [2] . received a small gold medal for the best result on the board. In 1962 he received a small silver medal for the 3rd result on the board. [3]
At the Estonian SSR chess championships, a total of 9 medals were won: three gold (1965, 1969, 1973), three silver (1964, 1966, 1970) and three bronze (1962, 1967, 1968). [4] In 1974 and 1990, he excelled in the Estonian Blitz Championship.
He participated in the strong composition of the Tallinn tournament in 1969 . In 1971, at the representative chess tournament in the city of Pärnu, he took sixth place. [five]
As part of the Estonian national team, he participated in international matches with the national teams of Finland (2001, a draw with K. Consala ) and Latvia (2002, a draw with V.F. Kirillov ).
He graduated from the Faculty of Philology of Tartu State University . [6]
Notes
Links
- Rhine Toomas Etruk's games in the database
- Rhine Toomas Etruk's personal card on 365chess.com
- Personal card of Rein Toomas Etruk on the website OlimpBase.org (USSR Team Chess Championships)
- Rhine Toomas Etruk's personal card on OlimpBase.org (USSR Chess Team Cups)