Jaan Eslon (4 March 1952 – 24 September 2000) was an

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n-Swedish chess player. He was born in Falköping, Sweden. His family had fled Estonia to Sweden during

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. He began his chess career in 1966. In 1969 he become the junior champion of Sweden. In 1977 was awarded the

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title and moved to Spain. In 1978 he won Linares International Chess Tournament. 1980–1983 he won San Sebastian Tournament. He has won also several international tournaments. In 1989 he participated on

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. In the mid-1980s, he was an editor of the chess section of the

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newspaper '' Eesti Päevaleht'' published in Stockholm. He died in Las Palmas,

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, in 2000.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Eslon, Jaan 1952 births 2000 deaths Swedish chess players Chess International Masters Swedish people of Estonian descent People from Falköping Municipality