Arne Hermlin ( est. Aarne Hermlin ; June 6, 1940 , Võru - November 17, 2007 , Salo , Finland ) - Estonian chess player , Estonian champion in chess (1968), master of sports of the USSR ( 1969 ), international master ICCF ( 1986 ).
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| Country |  USSR →  Estonia |
| Date of Birth | June 6, 1940 |
| Place of Birth | Vyru |
| Date of death | November 17, 2007 (67 years) |
| Place of death | Salo (Finland) |
| Rank | Master of Sports of the USSR ( 1969 ) ---- ICCF International Master ( 1986 ) |
Biography
In 1958 he graduated from school in the Estonian city of Jõgev . He began to study chess under the influence of his father Kaarel Hermlin (1905–1960), who was a chess coach in Jõgeva. In 1956 and 1957, he won the Estonian Junior Championship. In 1968, he shared second place with Andrei Peterson at the Baltic Championship in chess . [1] In 1975, together with Viktor Kupreychik, he won the tournament in Pärnu . [2] In the Estonian Chess Championships, he won gold (1968), silver (1981) and 2 bronze medals (1965, 1984). [3] He also actively participated in chess competitions by correspondence, becoming an international master of the ICCF. [4] He died during a chess tournament in Finland. [five]
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Links
- Arne Hermlin's games at
- Arne Hermlin's personal card on the site 365chess.com (eng.)
- Arne Hermlin's personal card on OlimpBase.org