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Jaan Eslon

Number of games in database: 263
Years covered: 1969 to 2000
Highest rating achieved in database: 2445
Overall record: +79 -76 =104 (50.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 4 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (16) 
    B43 B44 B72 B58 B32
 Nimzo Indian (11) 
    E32 E30 E43 E21 E38
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C60 C86 C78 C70 C76
 Orthodox Defense (10) 
    D67 D51 D56 D54 D58
 Grunfeld (9) 
    D94 D70 D83 D91 D76
 King's Indian (8) 
    E76 E70 E60 E79
With the Black pieces:
 Ruy Lopez (31) 
    C67 C99 C69 C96 C66
 Nimzo Indian (11) 
    E21 E33 E43 E58 E20
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (8) 
    C99 C96 C84 C92 C95
 French Defense (6) 
    C18 C05 C11 C19 C01
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    E00 A45 A40
 King's Indian (5) 
    E62 E92 E80 E81
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Eslon vs G Clarke, 1973 1-0
   J Eslon vs P Cramling, 1984 1/2-1/2
   Lobron vs J Eslon, 1984 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Student Team Championship qual-2 (1974)
   Linares (1978)
   Ermua (1990)
   Palma de Mallorca Open (1991)
   Rilton Cup 1978/79 (1978)
   Barcelona Club d'Escacs (1988)
   Amsterdam OHRA (1986)
   Ibercaja Open (1991)
   Alicante (1977)
   Ibercaja Open (1993)
   San Sebastian Open (1991)
   Seville Open (1993)
   Mislata Open (1993)
   Rilton Cup 1987/88 (1987)
   Regency Masters (1984)


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JAAN ESLON
(born Mar-04-1952, died Sep-24-2000, 48 years old) Sweden (federation/nationality Spain)

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Born in Falkoping, Sweden, of Estonian descent. Awarded the IM title in 1977. Moved to Spain in 1982, living there until his death, becoming the first winner of the Linares International Chess Tournament in 1978.

Wikipedia article: Jaan Eslon

Last updated: 2025-04-21 17:51:49

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 page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 276  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. U Kjellin vs J Eslon  0-1211969Harald Malmgren Memorial OpenC46 Three Knights
2. R Batchelor vs J Eslon  1-0491970Islington OpenE33 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
3. M Wren vs J Eslon  0-1221970Islington OpenA02 Bird's Opening
4. J Eslon vs A Ornstein  0-1381972SWE-chB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
5. J Eslon vs H Ek  0-1371972SWE-chD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. J Eslon vs G Clarke 1-0101973IslingtonC60 Ruy Lopez
7. J Littlewood vs J Eslon  1-0551973GRE Islington OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
8. G A Jones vs J Eslon  0-1541973GRE Islington OpenE43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
9. Timman vs J Eslon 1-0491973GRE Islington OpenC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
10. J Eslon vs G H James  1-0461973Hastings Challengers 1973/74B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
11. P M Giulian vs J Eslon  0-1271974World Student Team Championship qual-2A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack
12. J Eslon vs B De Jonghe  1-0451974World Student Team Championship qual-2C74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
13. J Pinter vs J Eslon  1-0331974World Student Team Championship qual-2C60 Ruy Lopez
14. J Eslon vs K Enigl  1-0311974World Student Team Championship qual-2E43 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation
15. M Albano vs J Eslon 1-0201974Imperia opC71 Ruy Lopez
16. J Eslon vs Keene  ½-½261975Barcelona ZonalE13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line
17. K Janetschek vs J Eslon  ½-½401975Barcelona ZonalB02 Alekhine's Defense
18. J Eslon vs Sosonko  0-1401975Barcelona ZonalE53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
19. O Jakobsen vs J Eslon  1-0681975Barcelona ZonalE62 King's Indian, Fianchetto
20. J Eslon vs S Hutchings  1-0401975Barcelona ZonalB22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. J Eslon vs Pachman  0-1801975Barcelona ZonalC75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
22. J Diez del Corral vs J Eslon  1-0591975Barcelona ZonalB02 Alekhine's Defense
23. J Eslon vs Filip  1-0411975EU-chT sfC76 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation
24. J Adamski vs J Eslon  1-0621975EU-chT sfE92 King's Indian
25. Filip vs J Eslon  ½-½401975EU-chT sfE14 Queen's Indian
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-02-06  BIDMONFA: Jaan Eslon

ESLON, Jaan
http://www.bidmonfa.com/eslon_jaan....
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Feb-21-07  Thrajin: This guy won the first-ever Linares tournament in 1978.
May-11-07  Knight13: So what he sucks. Every Linares is supposed to be filled with like 2700 rated players and this guy's like 2400.
May-13-07  Thrajin: Still, it's a distinction he holds, and it's good chess trivia. By the way, saying a 2400 player "sucks" seems a bit exaggerated...
May-14-07  Knight13: <By the way, saying a 2400 player "sucks" seems a bit exaggerated...> Just saying that 2400 winning a supposed-to-be-a-super-strong tournament shouldn't deserve that much credit. He won't stand a chance against those 2700 rated players that walked in later on.
May-15-07  Thrajin: No argument there. Trivia, my friend, it's all about chess trivia.
May-15-07  Legend: He was from Estonia.
Mar-31-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Knight13: So what he sucks. Every Linares is supposed to be filled with like 2700 rated players and this guy's like 2400.>

The original Linares event in no way resembled the lineups to come in the early 1980s, much less the superstar-studded events which followed.

Have a go at the link below for more information:

http://www.endgame.nl/linares.htm

<CG.com> Eslon died 24.9.2000 in Las Palmas.

In the mid 1980s, he was involved in the tournament bulletins during another of the Linares events, and when two players agreed a short draw, he referred to them as 'cabrones', believing this meant 'weak-willed individuals', but received a rude awakening when informed as to its correct definition ('cabron' is the Spanish word for cuckold).

Dec-07-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Photo of Eslon receiving the trophy for his victory at Linares in 1978:

http://www.endgame.nl/Lin1978.jpg

Eslon died from injuries received in a car accident.

Feb-04-12  King Death: < Knight13: So what he sucks. Every Linares is supposed to be filled with like 2700 rated players and this guy's like 2400.>

One more thing to add to the reply by <perfidious>, back in 1978 you couldn't have filled the Linares tournament with 2700 players because Karpov was the only player that was over 2700 on the FIDE list. On Chessmetrics, well that's another story.

Aug-21-21  Nosnibor: Played Eslon in the 1973/74 Hastings Challengers which ended in a long fought draw where I had a rook and Queen against his Queen. He did not take the result very well and offered to play me casual games for money which I did not go along with.
Aug-21-21  Nosnibor: I should have said Rook and Knight against Eslon`s Queen.
Jun-16-25
Premium Chessgames Member
  An Englishman: Good Evening: What a trivia question--"Can you name the first winner of the Linares series of tournaments?"

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