Viktoria Bashkite ( et, Viktoria Baškite,
Lithuanian: Viktorija Baškytė, born August 6, 1985, in
Tallinn) is an Estonian
chess player who holds the
FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2004).
Chess career
Daughter of
Lithuania
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n father and
Russian mother, Baškite is a Tallinn chess school alumni. One of her first trainers was Estonian chess master
Iivo Nei
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esbl.ee (biography in Estonian)
In 1947, ...
. She is a four-time winner of the Estonian Junior Chess Championships from 2000 to 2003. From 1995 to 2003 she participated in the
European Junior Chess Championships and the
World Junior Chess Championships in different age groups. Her best result is 9th place at the European Junior Chess Championship in the group under 18 years (2002). In 2003 and 2004, she won the Open Sweden Junior Chess Championships. In 2004, she was named the best young chess player in Estonia.
In the
Estonian Women's Chess Championship, she has won gold (2000), 2 silver (2001, 2006) and 3 bronze medals (2002, 2003, 2005). In 2001 Baškite won the Estonian
Rapid
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Chess Championship.
Team chess results
Baškite played for Estonia in several
Chess Olympiads:
* In 2000, at first reserve board in the
34th Chess Olympiad
The 34th Chess Olympiad ( tr, 34. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to all players. and women's tourn ...
in
Istanbul (+1 −2 =3);
* In 2002, at third board in the
35th Chess Olympiad in
Bled (+4 −6 =2);
* In 2004, at first 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 (+3 −4 =7);
* In 2006, at second board in the
37th Chess Olympiad
The 37th Chess Olympiad ( it, Le 37° Olimpiadi degli scacchi), 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 we ...
in
Turin (+7 −1 =3);
* In 2008, at third board in the
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad (german: Die 38. Schacholympiade), organized by FIDE and comprising an open and a women's tournament, as well as several other events designed to promote the game of chess, took place from 12 to 25 November 2008 in Dresden, ...
in
Dresden (+6 −2 =2).
She played for Estonia in the
European Team Chess Championship:
* In 2007, at fourth board in
Heraklion (+4 −1 =3).
Personal life
In 2003, Baškite graduated from the Russian
gymnasium in
Lasnamäe. In 2005, she graduated from the
Tallinn University of Technology faculty of mechanics with a
bachelor's degree and in 2008 she received a
master's degree.
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Chess players from Tallinn
Estonian female chess players
Estonian chess players
Chess Woman International Masters
Tallinn University of Technology alumni
Estonian people of Russian descent
Estonian people of Lithuanian descent