In the last list of the top Chess players we published, we went over the best Chinese Chess players. Now in this article, we’re ranking the best Estonian Chess players from Estonia, starting with the number ten spot in FIDE.
10. Kirill Chukavin
Full name: Kirill Chukavin
Title: FIDE Master
Born: January 01, 2002
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1620
Rapid: 2431
Blitz: 2266
Classical: 2414
Profiles
Kirill Chukavin is one of the youngest Estonian chess players, born on January 01, 2002. He holds a FIDE master’s and is an active chess player with a FIDE rating of 2414. Chuka Kirill has participated in many Estonian youth chess championships and has a rapid rating of 2431 and a blitz rating of 2266. He is a dedicated player who is currently aiming at achieving the qualifications of being an international master in his chess career.
9. Meelis Kanep
Full name: Meelis Kanep
Title: Grandmaster
Born: May 27, 1983
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1466
Rapid: 2433
Blitz: 2292
Classical: 2424
Profiles
Meelis Kanep, born on May 27, 1983, is a famous Estonian chess player with outstanding achievements. Meelis has a grandmaster title from FIDE and was also a three-time champion in the Estonian chess championships held in 2004, 2005, and 2007. In 2005, Meelis was declared a winner in the Paul Keres Memorial Tournament held in Tallin, Estonia.
8. Andrey Kalinichev
Full name: Kalinichev Andrey
Title: FIDE Master
Born: April 03,1986
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 2138
Rapid: not rated
Blitz: 2450
Classical: 2429
Profiles
Kalinichev Andrey is an Estonian chess player born on April 03, 1986. Andrey has made positive progress in the chess games and holds a master title that the FIDE awarded him. He is one of the most growing chess players with a passion for winning his international master title from FIDE.
7. Riho Liiva
Full name: Riho Liiva
Title: International Master
Born: July 04, 1975
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1832
Rapid: 2477
Blitz: 2566
Classical: 2443
Profiles
Riho Liiva is a dedicated chess player whose federation is in china. Liiva was born on July 04, a975. Liiva has an international master’s title that he won from FIDE. He played different Estonian championships in his chess career, making him the international FIDE chess federation. He also managed to reach the average Alpine rating of Elo 2395.
6. Mikhail Rychagov
Full name: Mikhail Rychagov
Title: Grandmaster
Born: November 12, 1967
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1571
Rapid: not rated
Blitz: not rated
Classical: 2457
Profiles
Mikhail Rychagov is a famous chess player whose federation is Estonia. Rychagov was born on November 12, 1967. In his chess career, Mikhail has played in chess Olympiads for his country Estonia for many years, beginning in 1992, 199, 1996, 2000, 1nw 2002. In addition, he was also featured in the Chess championships for the European team in 1992 and 1997. Mikhail became the third Estonian chess player to get 2472 as hi Elo rating in the list of FIDE in November 2009. He later won the FIDE trainer title in the year 2011.
5. Aleksandr Volodin
Full name: Aleksandr Volodin
Title: Grandmaster
Born: December 10, 1990
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 987
Rapid: 2426
Blitz: 2401
Classical: 2466
Profiles
Aleksandr Volodin is an Estonian chess player born on December 10, 1990. Volodin holds a grandmaster title, which FIDE awarded her in 2011. He has won the Estonian Chess Championships twice in 2019 and 2021. In 2008 and 2010, Volodin won Estonian Youth Championships and has severally participated in the Estonian championship finals. In addition, Aleksandr holds 2 gold medals he won in 2019 and 2020 and a silver medal he was awarded in 2009.
4. Yuri Zitin
Full name: Yuri Zitin
Title: International Master
Born: January 14, 1980
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1511
Rapid: Not rated
Blitz: not rated
Classical: 2461
Profiles
Yuri Zitin is a chess player whose federation is Estonia. Zitin was born on January 14, 1980, in Estonia and has featured in many chess championships scoring wins: 34.1% (30), a Loss: 45% (40), and a Draw: (of 20%) (18) in a tool of 88 games. Zitin has an international grandmaster title in his chess career, which FIDE awarded in 1999. He earned his first FIDE master title in 1995 with an average rating of 2460.
3. Aleksandr Veingold
Full name: Aleksandr Veingold
Title: International Master
Born: October 10, 1953
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 1492
Rapid: not rated
Blitz: not rated
Classical: 2462
Profiles
Aleksandr Veingold was born on October 10, 1953, in Tapa town of Estonia. He is a famous chess payer whose federation is Estonia. He won the chess championships of Estonia and was declared an Estonian champion in 1983. In addition, Aleksander earned a Soviet master’s, which was a title he was awarded in 1975.
He continued with positive progress in his chess career and was awarded an international master title by FIDE in 1983. Still in the Estonian championships, he maned to finish second four times in 1978, 1980, 1984, and 1998. He also finished in a third position six times 1975, 1877, 1979, 1982,1999 1st 2004. He has represented his country four times in Chess championships for the Soviet team and competed in the Chess Olympiads.
2. Ottomar Ladva
Full name: Ottomar Ladva
Title: Grandmaster
Born: June 17, 1997
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 797 (all players)
Rapid: 2440
Blitz: 2493
Classical: 2513
Profiles
Ottomar Ladva is a famous Estonian Chess Grandmaster born on June 17, 1997. Love has been an Estonian chess champion four times, winning in 2013, 2915, 2016, and 2018. FIDE awarded him a grandmaster title in 2915 after winning the round-robin tournament. Ladva has also represented his country in Chess Olympiads. In the Chess championships he participated in Estonia, he won 4 gold medals as a champion and a silver medal after securing the second position in the 2014 chess championships.
1. Kaido Kulaots
Full name: Kaido Kulaots
Title: Grandmaster
Born: February 28, 1976
Federation: Estonia
Ratings
World Ranking: 443
Rapid: 2479
Blitz: 2505
Classical: 2537
Profiles
Kaido Kulaots is the most famous Estonian chess player, born on February 28, 1976. Kaido won his grandmaster title in 2001. He has won Estonian chess championships in 2003, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2009, 2014, 2002, and 2020. He successfully represented Estonia in the Chess Olympiad in 2000, 2004, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2018. In addition, Kaido also represented Estonia in the European team chess championships in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2019. He won the Aeroflot open in February 2019 after edging out Haik Martirosyan, where they both scored 7/9 points on a tiebreak.
That concludes the list of the best Estonian Chess players. If you like list posts like this, you may also be interested in seeing the ten best Russian Chess players or the best Mexican Chess players.
Sources
- Crowther, Mark (2004-07-26). “TWIC 507: Keres Memorial”. London Chess Center. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
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