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Mari Kinsigo (née Sammul; 12 July 1946 – 10 May 2014),[1] was an Estonian chess player who received the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 1993.

Mari Kinsigo
Country	Soviet Union  Estonia
Born	(1946-07-12)12 July 1946 Viljandi, Estonia
Died	10 May 2014(2014-05-10) (aged 67)
Title	Woman FIDE Master (1993)
FIDE rating	2185 (July 1998)
Peak rating	2020 (July 1983)

Biography

In 1964 she graduated from secondary school in Viljandi. Her first chess coach was her father. Three times she won the Estonian Junior Chess Championships (1962, 1963, 1964). During the period from 1967 to 1974 she regularly participated in USSR Women's Chess Championships, where the best result was shared fourth through sixth place in 1970. In 1981 she won the international tournament in the Albena (Bulgaria). In Estonian Women's Chess Championship Mari Kinsigo has won three gold (1968, 1974, 1976), five silver (1967, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1982) and two bronze (1965, 1973) medals.[2] Mari Kinsigo four times played for Estonia in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (1962, 1967, 1972, 1975).[3] During the 37 years (1968-2005) she worked as a coach in Tallinn's chess school.[4]

Kinsigo died on 10 May 2014 after a serious illness. She was buried at Pärnamäe cemetery in Tallinn on 17 May.[1][5]

References

External links

• Mari Kinsigo rating card at FIDE at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 February 2014)
• Mari Kinsigo player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Mari Kinsigo chess games at 365Chess.com

На других языках

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- [en] Mari Kinsigo

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[ru] Кинсиго, Мари

Мари Кинсиго (эст. Mari Kinsigo, ур. Саммуль (эст. Sammul); 12 июля 1946, Вильянди — 10 мая 2014[2]) — эстонская шахматистка, трёхкратная чемпионка Эстонии по шахматам, мастер спорта СССР (1976), мастер ФИДЕ среди женщин (1993).

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