Villem Lüüs (29 March 1971 – 12 November 2020) was an Estonian draughts player and World Draughts Federation master.[1][2][3]
Photo: Ave Maria Mõistlik, April 9, 2011
He graduated from Tallinn 1st Secondary School (now the Gustav Adolf Grammar School). After graduating he studied physics at Tartu University.[1]
He was several times Estonian champion in Brazilian, English and International draughts.[1]
In 1992 he was Estonian champion in Brazilian draughts, and in 1994 he was Estonian champion in English draughts.[2] In 2000 he was a member of the team that obtained 6th place as a team at the Draughts Olympics, with Urmo Ilves and Kaido Leesmann.[1] In the same year and again in 2005 he was Estonian champion in international draughts, and in 2010 he was Estonian champion in Russian draughts.[2] In 2018 European championships international draughts he achieved 34. place with 9 points in classic tournament and 32. place with 6 points in superblitz tournament.[citation needed] In 2020 he achieved 4th place at the World Championships for Corresponding Draughts.[1]
He was also a draughts referee.[1] The direction of European Teams Championships 2019 in draughts was entrusted to Villem Lüüs, he was assisted by Alessio Mecca.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "ESBL: Villem Lüüs". esbl.ee. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Suri Eesti tippkabetaja Villem Lüüs". ERR. November 14, 2020.
- ^ "Lahkus Eesti tippkabetaja Villem Lüüs". Sport (in Estonian). 14 November 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ European Teams Championships 2019, European Draughts Confederation, September 26, 2019
External links
edit- In memoriam Villem Lüüs, jogevakabeklubi.ee