Helmuth Luik

Helmuth Luik
Helmuth Luik
Country	Estonia; Soviet Union; Estonia
Born	19 February 1928; Paikuse, Pärnu County, Estonia
Died	5 May 2009 (aged 81); Tallinn, Estonia

Helmuth Luik (19 February 1928, Paikuse, Pärnu County, Estonia – 5 May 2009, Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.

Biography[edit]

In 1949, Helmuth Luik graduated from the Tallinn College of Physical Education. After graduation, he worked as a chess coach and arbiter in Pärnu. In the Estonian Chess Championships, he has won gold (1967), 2 silver (1954, 1965) and bronze (1963) medals.^[1] In 1967 Baltic Chess Championship Helmuth Luik became a Soviet Master.^[2] In 1967 he participated in Soviet Chess Championships in Kharkiv. In 1969, he won «Kalev» Chess Championship. Five times Helmuth Luik played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championships (1958, 1960-1967) and two times played for Estonian team «Kalev» in Soviet Team Chess Cup (1966, 1968).

Helmuth Luik has held senior administrator positions in the Estonian chess - Estonian Chess Club president (1967-1975), deputy director and director of the Paul Keres House of Chess (1975-1992), member of the Estonian Chess Federation Presidium.^[3]

References[edit]

^ Eesti meistrid 1923—2005 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ Championship of Baltic Republics and Belarus - Yurmala 1967
^ LUIK, HELMUTH

External links[edit]

Helmuth Luik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Helmuth Luik chess games at 365Chess.com
Helmuth Luik player profile at OlimpBase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)
Helmuth Luik player profile at OlimpBase.org (Soviet Team Chess Cup)

[1] Eesti meistrid 1923—2005 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Championship of Baltic Republics and Belarus - Yurmala 1967

[3] LUIK, HELMUTH

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