Aarne Hermlin
Aarne Hermlin (6 June 1940, Võru, Estonia – 17 November 2007, Salo) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship. He was a FIDE master and an International Correspondence Chess Master, which he was awarded in 1986.
| Aarne Hermlin | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Soviet Union  Estonia |
| Born | June 6, 1940 Võru, Estonia |
| Died | November 17, 2007 (aged 67) Salo, Finland |
Biography
In 1958 Aarne Hermlin graduated from secondary school in Jõgeva. He started playing chess under the influence of his father Kaarel Hermlin (1905-1960), who was a chess coach in Jõgeva. In 1956 and 1957 Aarne Hermlin twice won Estonian junior chess championship. In 1968 he shared 2nd place in the Baltic Chess Championship.[1] In 1975 he shared 1st place with Viktor Kupreichik at a strong chess tournament in Pärnu.[2] He won the gold medal at the Estonian Chess Championships in 1968, silver in 1981 and bronze twice, in 1965 and 1984.[3] He was also an active correspondence chess player, becoming an international master ICCF.[4] He died during a chess tournament in Finland in 2007.[5]
References
External links
- Aarne Hermlin player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Aarne Hermlin player profile at 365chess.com
- Aarne Hermlin player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)
- Aarne Hermlin player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Cup)