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| Tõnu Õim | |
|---|---|
| Country | Soviet Union Estonia |
| Born | (1941-06-16) 16 June 1941 (age 83) Raasiku, Estonia |
| Title |
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| ICCF World Champion | 1977–1983 1994–1999 |
| FIDE rating | 2330 (July 2023) |
| Peak rating | 2410 (July 1994) |
| ICCF rating | 2581 (April 2005) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2617 (April 2000) |
Tõnu Õim (born 16 June 1941) is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship twice, in 1983 and 1999. In 1991 he won the Axelson Memorial. In over-the-board play, he was awarded the Soviet Master title in 1966. He does not hold a FIDE title for over-the-board play; however, his peak FIDE rating of 2410 indicates a player of International Master strength.
Notable games
- Tonu Oim vs. Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev, 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament 2003, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (B90), 1–0
- Tonu Oim vs. Juan Sebastian Morgado, 14th CC World Ch Final 1994, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation. Accepted (C47), 1–0
References
- ^ "ÕIM, TÕNU". ESBL. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- WC14/F, World Championship 14 Final, www.iccf.com
- A E AXELSON MEMORIAL, www.schack.se
- Anatoly Karpov (editor), Shakhmaty; Entsiklopedichesky Slovar, pp. 503-04, Moscow, 1990
- Iym, Tonu at olimpbase.org
Cited sources
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1996) . The Oxford Companion to Chess (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 277. ISBN 0-19-280049-3.
External links
- Tõnu Õim player details at ICCF
- Tonu Oim player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Tonu Iym rating card at FIDE
| Preceded byJørn Sloth | World Correspondence Chess Champion 1977–1983 |
Succeeded byVictor Palciauskas |
| Preceded byMikhail Umansky | World Correspondence Chess Champion 1994–1999 |
Succeeded byGert Jan Timmerman |
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