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...
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DIVISION) AUST DAY 1976 Sarapu, Ortvin (1978). Chess Championships: 25 years of New Zealand Chess Championships 1952-1977. O. Sarapu. Australian Dictionary...
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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...
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Patrick de Gayardon, French skydiver and base jumper (b. 1960) 1999 – Ortvin Sarapu, Estonian-New Zealand chess player and author (b. 1924) 1999 – Willi...
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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...
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(1916–1975), chess grandmaster Paul Felix Schmidt (1916–1984), chess player Ortvin Sarapu (1924–1999), chess player Valeri Karpin (born 1969), Russian football...
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Endzelins, Miervaldis Jurševskis, Leho Laurine, Edmar Mednis, Karlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc.) escaped...
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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...
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surname. Notable people bearing the surname Sarapuu include: Ortvin Sarapu (born Ortvin Sarapuu; 1924–1999), Estonian-born New Zealand chess player Aleksander...
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cyclist, Olympic medalist Jane Salumäe (born 1968), marathon runner Ortvin Sarapu (1924–1999), chess player (New Zealand) Roman Steinberg (1900–1928)...
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Santasiere (US, 1904–1977) Emmanuel Sapira (Romania, Belgium, 1900–1943) Ortvin Sarapu (Estonia, New Zealand, 1924–1999) Jonathan Sarfati (Australia, New Zealand...
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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...
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Lucius Endzelins, Miervaldis Jurševskis, Edmar Mednis, Karlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc.) escaped...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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American politician. Sheik Chinna Moulana, 74, Indian nadhaswaram player. Ortvin Sarapu, 75, Estonian-New Zealand chess player. Willi Stoph, 84, East German...
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Miervaldis Jurševskis, Leho Laurine, Edmārs Mednis, Kārlis Ozols, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc., and Ukrainian...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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March – Doody Townley, harness-racing driver (born 1925) 13 April – Ortvin Sarapu, chess player (born 1924) 19 April – Doug Dillon, jurist (born 1924)...
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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...
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Heritage Te Manatū Taonga. Retrieved 2023-01-24. "Estonian chess player Ortvin Sarapu". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga. Retrieved...
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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...
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Jurševskis, Leho Laurine, Edmar Mednis, Karlis Ozols, Victor Palciauskas, Ortvin Sarapu, Povilas Tautvaišas, Povilas Vaitonis, Elmārs Zemgalis, etc.) and Ukraine...
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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...
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three-way tie for the title between Lev Aptekar, Murray Chandler, and Ortvin Sarapu . New Zealand Trotting Cup: Stanley Rio Auckland Trotting Cup: Bolton...
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