Ortvin Sarapu MBE (born Ortvin Sarapuu; 22 January 1924 – 13 April 1999), known in New Zealand as "Mr Chess", was an Estonian-born chess player who emigrated...

DIVISION) AUST DAY 1976 Sarapu, Ortvin (1978). Chess Championships: 25 years of New Zealand Chess Championships 1952-1977. O. Sarapu. Australian Dictionary...

Eriksen 1964 F.A. Foulds 1965 Ortvin Sarapu 1966 R.S. Wilkin, R.A. Court 1967 J.H. Patchett 1968 Ortvin Sarapu 1969 Ortvin Sarapu 1970 Richard John Sutton...

surname. Notable people bearing the surname Sarapuu include: Ortvin Sarapu (born Ortvin Sarapuu; 1924–1999), Estonian-born New Zealand chess player Aleksander...

Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and base jumper (b. 1960) 1999 – Ortvin Sarapu, Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (b. 1924) 1999 – Willi...

Peetson (1885–1967), actress Aleksander Promet (1879–1938), artist Ortvin Sarapu (1924–1999), chess player Paul Felix Schmidt (1916–1984), chess player...

won the New Zealand Chess Championship along with Vernon A. Small and Ortvin Sarapu and has also been an Olympiad player (1970, 1974, 1976). In 2013, he...

Santasiere (US, 1904–1977) Emmanuel Sapira (Romania, Belgium, 1900–1943) Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924–1999) Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand...

cyclist, Olympic medalist Jane Salumäe (born 1968), marathon runner Ortvin Sarapu (1924–1999), chess player (New Zealand) Roman Steinberg (1900–1928)...

Endzelins, Miervaldis Jurševskis, Leho Laurine, Edmar Mednis, Karlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc.) escaped...

55th USSR Championship (1988), Moscow URS, rd 4 Efim Bogoljubov vs Ortvin Sarapu, Oldenburg (1949), Oldenburg GER, rd 10, Jun-26 Alexey Shirov vs Vasily...

Championship on four occasions; 1979/80 (shared with Ortvin Sarapu and Ewen Green), 1980/81 (shared with Ortvin Sarapu and Roger Nokes), 1981/82, and 1984/85. He...

Lucius Endzelins, Miervaldis Jurševskis, Edmar Mednis, Karlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc.) escaped...

Myagmarsuren (Mongolia) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 ½ ½ 1 - 0 1 6½ 54.50 21  Ortvin Sarapu (New Zealand) 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 1 - ½ 4 22  Slim...

American politician. Sheik Chinna Moulana, 74, Indian nadhaswaram player. Ortvin Sarapu, 75, Estonian-New Zealand chess player. Willi Stoph, 84, East German...

that stands to this day. He was coached by the Estonian-born master Ortvin Sarapu, who spotted his talent at the age of 10. He played in the World Junior...

Miervaldis Jurševskis, Leho Laurine, Edmārs Mednis, Kārlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc., and Ukrainian...

national chess champion in 1962. The final game against Ortvin Sarapu ended in a draw, so Sutton and Sarapu were declared co-champions. In 1970 and 1971, Sutton...

scored 8/14. Martin jointly won the New Zealand Chess Championship with Ortvin Sarapu in 1989/90. Martin was an associate professor in the department of mathematics...

Chandler and Ortvin Sarapu in the 83rd New Zealand Championships in Upper Hutt. In 1976/77, he finished 6th in Auckland (84th NZL-ch, Sarapu won). In 1979/80...

Championship is held in Christchurch. The title is shared by P.A. Garbett and Ortvin Sarapu, both of Auckland. Robalan defeats hot favorite Young Quinn to win the...

White again has the distant opposition, transposing into the main line. Ortvin Sarapu This position is very similar to the previous position. White is to...

Canterbury In 1980 Nokes was joint New Zealand Chess Champion with Ortvin Sarapu and Vernon Small and represented New Zealand at the Chess Olympiad in...

March – Doody Townley, harness-racing driver (born 1925) 13 April – Ortvin Sarapu, chess player (born 1924) 19 April – Doug Dillon, jurist (born 1924)...

(d. 2005) Ronald Sinclair, actor, film editor (d. 1992) 22 January – Ortvin Sarapu, chess player (d. 1999) 27 January Lyn Philp, boxer (d. 1981) Hector...

New Zealand Chess Championship is held in North Shore, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 16th title). New Zealand Trotting Cup: Lord Module...

National Chess Championship was held in Christchurch, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 9th title). New Zealand Trotting Cup: Great Adios Auckland...

68th National Chess Championship was held in Auckland, and was won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 6th title). New Zealand tours South Africa (spanning...

80th National Chess Championship is held in Wellington, and is won by Ortvin Sarapu of Auckland (his 12th title). From January 1973, all races are run at...

Heritage Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 2023-01-24. "Estonian chess player Ortvin Sarapu". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved...