Helmuth Luik
Number of games in database: 22
Years covered: 1957 to 2001
Last FIDE rating: 2209
Highest rating achieved in database: 2234
Overall record: +2 -13 =7 (25.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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E12		Queen's Indian (2 games)
E55		Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation (2 games)

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HELMUTH LUIK (born Feb-19-1928, died May-05-2009) Estonia [what is this?] Helmuth Luik was Estonian champion and awarded the Master title in 1967.

page 1 of 1; 22 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. H Luik vs Gipslis   0-1 41 1957 Ch URS (1/4 final) B40 Sicilian 2. Suetin vs H Luik   1-0 47 1957 Ch URS (1/4 final) E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 3. H Luik vs Boleslavsky 0-1 33 1957 Minsk zt E55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation 4. Sokolsky vs H Luik   1-0 42 1957 Minsk zt A00 Uncommon Opening 5. Nezhmetdinov vs H Luik   1-0 42 1958 Spartak Team Ch B30 Sicilian 6. Korchnoi vs H Luik   1-0 30 1959 Cheliabinsk D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 7. Geller vs H Luik   1-0 34 1962 Leningrad E14 Queen's Indian 8. H Luik vs Smyslov   ½-½ 24 1962 Leningrad B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 9. Polugaevsky vs H Luik   1-0 73 1962 Ch URS (team) A34 English, Symmetrical 10. H Luik vs Sliwa   ½-½ 18 1963 Baltic Sea tt1 corr C17 French, Winawer, Advance 11. Y Sakharov vs H Luik   1-0 26 1967 USSR Championship B07 Pirc 12. H Luik vs J Aijala   0-1 39 1991 Jyvaskyla op D05 Queen's Pawn Game 13. Bagirov vs H Luik   ½-½ 28 1991 03, Avoin turnaus Jyvaeskylae A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 14. H Luik vs N Danilov   0-1 29 2001 TCh-EST D14 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Exchange Variation 15. T Holopainen vs H Luik   0-1 33 2001 Helsinki vs. Tallinn Match C79 Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred 16. H Luik vs M Tsiganova   ½-½ 23 2001 TCh-EST E12 Queen's Indian 17. H Luik vs J Vetemaa   ½-½ 9 2001 TCh-EST A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4 18. A Kangur vs H Luik   1-0 34 2001 TCh-EST C25 Vienna 19. T Rauk vs H Luik   0-1 30 2001 TCh-EST E12 Queen's Indian 20. H Luik vs H Olde   ½-½ 50 2001 TCh-EST D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 21. H Luik vs U Lauk   ½-½ 10 2001 TCh-EST A56 Benoni Defense 22. B Lelumees vs H Luik   1-0 44 2001 TCh-EST C44 King's Pawn Game  page 1 of 1; 22 games

May-06-09    jon01: Helmuth Luik (19 Feb 1928 - 5 May 2009)

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