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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)19 February 1928 Paikuse, Pärnu County, Estonia
Died	5 May 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 arbiter 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

External links

• Helmuth Luik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Helmuth Luik chess games 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)

На других языках

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- [en] Helmuth Luik

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[ru] Луйк, Хельмут

Хельмут Луйк (эст. Helmuth Luik, 19 февраля 1928, Пайкузе, Пярнумаа — 5 мая 2009, Таллин) — эстонский шахматист, чемпион Эстонии по шахматам (1967), мастер спорта СССР (1967).

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