Gunnar Uusi (June 23, 1931 – August 7, 1981) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times.
Gunnar Uusi | |
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| Born | June 23, 1931 Haapsalu, Estonia |
| Died | August 7, 1981 (aged 50) Tartu, Estonia |
Biography
editGunnar Uusi was born June 23, 1931, in Haapsalu, Estonia.
In 1950, while still at school, Gunnar Uusi competed in his first Estonian championship, finishing in equal fourth place.[1] In 1951 he graduated from Võru secondary school, and then studied at Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics, and Informatics. During his studies he actively participated in several chess competitions. In 1953 he represented Moscow at the USSR team championship and finished in fifth place at the USSR Chess Championship semi-final in Vilnius.[2] In 1954 he finished equal sixth in the Moscow Chess Championship and was awarded the title of Master of Sport.[3] After completing his studies in 1956 he returned to Estonia and worked in a Tartu agricultural machinery plant as an economist, later becoming a director (1966-1972). In the 1957 Estonian Chess Championship Uusi finished in third place.[4] He won the Estonian championships six times, in 1958,[5] 1959,[6] 1963,[7] 1966,[8] 1979,[9] and 1980.[10] Three times he finished second, in 1960,[11] 1961,[12] and 1972.[13] In 1973 he won the Pärnu summer chess tournaments.[14] In his later years he worked at the Tartu chess club. One of Uusi's last tournaments was the International Paul Keres Memorial in 1981.[15] Tartu now regularly hosts the Gunnar Uusi memorial tournament for young chess players.[16]
He died August 7, 1981, in Tartu, Estonia at the age of 50.
References
edit- ^ "Championship of Estonia-Tallinn 1950". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Semifinal of 21 Championship of USSR - Vilnius June 1953". Archived from the original on June 18, 2020. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "32 Championship of Moscow - 1954". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "14 Championship of Estonia - Tartu, March-April 1957". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "15 Championship of Estonia - Tallinn 1958 April-May". Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "16 Championship of Estonia - Tartu, March-April 1959". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Championship of Estonia - Tallinn 1963". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Championship of Estonia - 1966". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "36 Championship of Estonia - Tartu 1979". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Championship of Estonia - Tallinn 1980". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "17 Championship of Estonia - Viljandi 20.3-12.4.1960". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "18 Championship of Estonia - 1961". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Championship of Estonia - Tartu 1972". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "National Tournament Parnu-1973". Archived from the original on January 18, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Memorial P.Keres Tallinn 6-28.3.1981". Archived from the original on April 15, 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
- ^ Gunnar Uusi
External links
edit- Gunnar Uusi player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gunnar Uusi chess games at 365Chess.com
- Gunnar Uusi player profile at OlimpBase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)