Kalle Kiik

Estonian chess player
Kalle Kiik
Country Soviet Union
 Estonia
Born (1963-02-10) 10 February 1963 (age 61)
Paide, Estonia
TitleInternational Master (1993)
Peak rating2475 (April 2009)

Kalle Kiik (born 10 February 1963) is an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship. He was awarded the International Master title in 1993.

Biography

Kiik was born in Paide, the son of Estonian chess coach Jakob Kiik (12.05.1924—15.01.2014).[1] In 1981 Kalle Kiik graduated from secondary school in Rakvere and in 1986 he graduated from University of Tartu with a chess coach degree. In 1981 Kiik won the Estonian Junior Chess Championship. He won the Estonian Chess Championship in 1988, finished second in 1987 and three times finished third (1986, 1993, 1997).[2] Kalle Kiik played for Estonia three times in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (1983-1986). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads:[3]

  • In 1992, at reserve board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+2 −0 =2);
  • In 2000, at reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+2 −2 =1).

Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in European Team Chess Championship:[4]

  • In 1992, at third board in Debrecen (+2 −3 =4).

In 1994 Kiik won the chess tournament in Netherlands town Sas van Gent.[5] He worked as a chess coach in Estonia and Finland. In 2005 Kiik was the head coach of Estonian national women's and youth teams but in 2008 he was the head coach of Finland national junior team.[6]

References

  1. ^ KIIK, JAKOB
  2. ^ Eesti meistrid 1923—2005 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Men's Chess Olympiads :: Kalle Kiik
  4. ^ European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Kalle Kiik
  5. ^ Sas van Gent 1994
  6. ^ KIIK, KALLE

External links

  • Kalle Kiik rating card at FIDE Edit this at Wikidata
  • Kalle Kiik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Kalle Kiik chess games at 365Chess.com
  • Kalle Kiik player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)