Lembit Oll
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| Lembit Oll | |
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| Country | Estonia |
| Born | 23 April 1966 Kohtla-Järve, Estonia |
| Died | 16 May 1999 (aged 33) Tallinn, Estonia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1990) |
| Peak rating | 2650 (July 1998)[1] |
| Peak ranking | No. 25 (July 1998)[1] |
Lembit Oll (23 April 1966 – 16 May 1999) was an Estonian
grandmaster
.
Chess career
Born in
FIDE world rankings: 2650 and No. 25, respectively. He played his last tournament in 1999 in Nova Gorica
, sharing second place.
List of victories
- 1989: zonal tournament), Helsinki.
- 1990: Terrassa.
- 1991: Sydney, Helsinki.
- 1992: Seville.
- 1993: Vilnius, The Hague, Antwerp.
- 1994: New York City Open (shared 1st with Jaan Ehlvest).
- 1995: Helsinki, Riga (zonal tournament).
- 1996: Saint Petersburg.
- 1997: Køge, Szeged (shared 1st), Hoogeveen (shared 1st).
Olympiads
Oll played for Estonia four times in Chess Olympiads.
- In 1992, at second board at the 30th Olympiad in Manila (+7 –1 =6);
- In 1994, at first board at the 31st Olympiad in Moscow (+3 –2 =8);
- In 1996, at second board at the 32nd Olympiad in Yerevan (+2 –1 =9);
- In 1998, at first board at the 33rd Olympiad in Elista (+1 –0 =7).[2]
Personal life
Oll, who was married and had two sons, fell into
FIDE world rankings at the time of his death.[4] He was buried at Metsakalmistu cemetery in Tallinn, not far away from the most famous Estonian chess player Paul Keres.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b "FIDE Rating List :: July 1998". OlimpBase.
- ^ Oll, Lembit team chess record at www.olimpbase.org
- ^ Rand, Oliver (18 May 1999). "Lembit Oll hüppas end surnuks". Eesti Päevaleht (in Estonian).
- ^ Staff writer(s) (21 May 1999). "Lembit Oll Chess Grandmaster, 33". The New York Times.
- ^ Speelman, Jon (21 May 1999). "Chess". The Independent. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
- ^ Press, Gunnar (6 August 2007). "Lembit Oll elas oma maailmas, nägi kõike läbi prismade". Õhtuleht (in Estonian).
Further reading
- New In Chess, 1999, #4
External links
- Lembit Oll player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Crowther, Mark (24 May 1999). "THE WEEK IN CHESS 237: Lembit Oll 1966–1999". London Chess Center.
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