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Ãœlo Kesker
Ülo Kesker (29 July 1934 – 31 July 2019) was an Estonian draughts player and sports journalist. He was born in Haapsalu. In 1970 he graduated from the National University of Kharkiv with a degree in geography. He started his draughts exercising under the guidance of Johannes Türn Johannes Türn (27 May 1899, in Tartu – 8 March 1993, in Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player. Biography Türn played in numerous Estonian championships. In 1923, he took 2nd, behind Paul Rinne, in Tallinn (1st EST-ch). In 1925, he won in Ta .... He was multiple-times Estonian champion. 1962–1965 he was draughts and chess coach at sport club Jõud. Students: Õie Kundver (Kroon), Enno Eerma, Rein Vettner. 1955–1965 he was vice-chairman of Estonian Draughts Union. Since 1994 he lived in Israel. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Kesker, Ulo 1934 births 2019 deaths Estonian draughts players Estonian journalists Sportspeople from Haapsalu Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Israel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia. The territory of Estonia consists of the mainland, the larger islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa, and over 2,200 other islands and islets on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of . The capital city Tallinn and Tartu are the two largest urban areas of the country. The Estonian language is the autochthonous and the official language of Estonia; it is the first language of the majority of its population, as well as the world's second most spoken Finnic language. The land of what is now modern Estonia has been inhabited by '' Homo sapiens'' since at least 9,000 BC. The medieval indigenous population of Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
