Helmuth Luik

Helmuth Luik (19 February 1928, Paikuse, Pärnu County, Estonia – 5 May 2009, Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.

Helmuth Luik
Country Estonia
 Soviet Union
 Estonia
Born(1928-02-19)February 19, 1928
Paikuse, Pärnu County, Estonia
DiedMay 5, 2009(2009-05-05) (aged 81)
Tallinn, Estonia

Biography

In 1949 Helmuth Luik graduated from the Tallinn College of Physical Education. After graduation he worked as a chess coach and arbitr in Pärnu. In Estonian Chess Championships he has won gold (1967), 2 silver (1954, 1965) and bronze (1963) medals.[1] In 1967 Baltic Chess Championship Helmuth Luik became a Soviet Master.[2] In 1967 he participated in Soviet Chess Championships in Kharkiv. In 1969 he won «Kalev» Chess Championship. Five times Helmuth Luik played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championships (1958, 1960-1967) and two times played for Estonian team «Kalev» in Soviet Team Chess Cup (1966, 1968).

Helmuth Luik has held senior administrator positions in the Estonian chess - Estonian Chess Club president (1967-1975), deputy director and director of the Paul Keres House of Chess (1975-1992), member of the Estonian Chess Federation Presidium.[3]

References
  1. Eesti meistrid 1923—2005 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Championship of Baltic Republics and Belarus - Yurmala 1967
  3. LUIK, HELMUTH
  • Helmuth Luik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Helmuth Luik player profile at 365chess.com
  • Helmuth Luik player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)
  • Helmuth Luik player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Cup)
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