Tuulikki Laesson (born March 19, 1969, in
Tallinn) is an
Estonian
chess player who twice won the
Estonian Chess Championship for women.
Chess career
Tuulikki Laesson started to play chess at the age of 6. In 1987 she won bronze medal in Soviet Junior Championship in
Chelyabinsk. She won
Estonian Chess Championship for women in 1993 and 1996, and
Open Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1992. Also Tuulikki Laesson won 2 silver medals (1986, 1998) and 2 bronze medals (1992, 1997) in
Estonian Chess Championship for women. Tuulikki Laesson played in Soviet Women's Team chess championship in 1986.
Tuulikki Laesson played for Estonia in
Chess Olympiads:
* In 1992, at first reserve board in the
30th Chess Olympiad
The 30th Chess Olympiad ( tl, Ika-30 Olimpiyadang pang-ahedres), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male and female players. and a women's tournament, as wel ...
in
Manila (+3, =0, -3);
* In 1994, at first reserve board in the
31st Chess Olympiad
The 31st Chess Olympiad (russian: 31-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''31-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...
in
Moscow (+5, =3, -1);
* In 1996, at first board in the
32nd Chess Olympiad
The 32nd Chess Olympiad ( hy, 32-րդ Շախմատային օլիմպիադա, ''32-rd Shakhmatayin olimpiadan''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male ...
in
Yerevan (+5, =3, -5);
* In 1998, at third board in the
33rd Chess Olympiad
The 33rd Chess Olympiad (, ''33-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''; Kalmyk: 33-гче Шатрин олимпиад, ''33-gçe Şatrin olimpiad''), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, took place between September 26 and O ...
in
Elista (+5, =2, -3);
* In 2004, at third board in the
36th Chess Olympiad
The 36th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 36a Olimpíada de ajedrez, link=no; ca, La 36a Olimpíada d'escacs), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', t ...
in
Calvia (+5, =1, -2).
Personal life
By profession Tuulikki Laesson is a lawyer. She worked in Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and in company "Laesson & Partnerid OÜ".
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1969 births
Living people
Estonian female chess players
Estonian chess players
Soviet female chess players
Soviet chess players
Chess Olympiad competitors
Chess players from Tallinn
20th-century Estonian lawyers
Estonian women lawyers
21st-century Estonian lawyers
20th-century women lawyers
21st-century women lawyers