Tõnu Õim (born 16 June 1941) is an

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n grandmaster of

correspondence chess Correspondence chess is chess played by various forms of long-distance correspondence, traditionally through the postal system. Today it is usually played through a correspondence chess server, a public internet chess forum, or email. Less commo ...

, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship twice, in 1983 and 1999. In 1991 he won the Axelson Memorial.A E AXELSON MEMORIAL
www.schack.se In play, he was awarded the Soviet Master title in 1966.Anatoly Karpov (editor)
''Shakhmaty; Entsiklopedichesky Slovar''
pp. 503-04, Moscow, 1990 He does not hold a

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title for over-the-board play; however, his peak FIDE rating of 2410 indicates a player of

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strength.Iym, Tonu at olimpbase.org
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Notable games

Tonu Oim vs. Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev
50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament 2003,

Sicilian Defense The Sicilian Defence is a chess opening that begins with the following moves: :1. e4 c5 The Sicilian is the most popular and best-scoring response to White's first move 1.e4. The opening 1.d4 is a statistically more successful opening for Whi ...

: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (B90),
Tonu Oim vs. Juan Sebastian Morgado
14th CC World Ch Final 1994,

Four Knights Game The Four Knights Game is a chess opening that begins with the moves: :1. e4 e5 :2. Nf3 Nc6 :3. Nc3 Nf6 This is the most common sequence, but the knights may in any order to reach the same position. The Four Knights usually leads to quiet ...

: Scotch Variation. Accepted (C47), 1–0

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* * * 1941 births Living people Correspondence chess grandmasters World Correspondence Chess Champions Estonian chess players Soviet chess players People from Raasiku Parish {{Estonia-chess-bio-stub