The chess games of Raul Kukk

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Raul Kukk

Number of games in database: 34
Years covered: 1985 to 2016
Last FIDE rating: 2057 (2121 rapid, 2043 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2077
Overall record: +9 -2 =23 (60.3%)*
* Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games.

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B97 Sicilian, Najdorf (6 games)
B90 Sicilian, Najdorf (6 games)
E15 Queen's Indian (4 games)
C18 French, Winawer (2 games)
C78 Ruy Lopez (2 games)

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RAUL KUKK
(born Dec-06-1964, 60 years old) Estonia
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page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 34

Game		Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. R Kukk vs R Taylor		1-0	31	1985	Zamenhof International Correspondence Chess Tournament	C82 Ruy Lopez, Open
2. Y Dothan vs R Kukk		0-1	47	2002	ICCF - corr	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. V Aleshnya vs R Kukk		1-0	36	2002	ICCF - corr	E21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
4. B Zlender vs R Kukk		½-½	23	2002	Aleksei Mikhailov mem corr	E15 Queen's Indian
5. A Shikalov vs R Kukk		1-0	53	2002	ICCF - corr	B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
6. S Pinkovetsky vs R Kukk		½-½	32	2002	ICCF - corr	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
7. R Kukk vs A Tsvetkov		1-0	20	2002	ICCF - corr	B33 Sicilian
8. R Kukk vs J Novak		½-½	26	2002	ICCF - corr	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. R Kukk vs V Napalkov		1-0	41	2002	ICCF - corr	B12 Caro-Kann Defense
10. R Kukk vs A A Makarov		½-½	33	2002	ICCF - corr	B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
11. R Kukk vs V Grigoryev		1-0	33	2002	ICCF - corr	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. R Kukk vs A Gilimshin		½-½	47	2002	ICCF - corr	C18 French, Winawer
13. R Kukk vs R Degerhammar		1-0	41	2002	ICCF - corr	B01 Scandinavian
14. W Krzyzanowski vs R Kukk		½-½	22	2002	ICCF - corr	E15 Queen's Indian
15. E Gibney vs R Kukk		½-½	18	2002	ICCF - corr	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. R Kukk vs V Strautins		½-½	62	2006	ICCF Olympiad 15 Final	B42 Sicilian, Kan
17. T Sasvari vs R Kukk		½-½	65	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. D Vrkoc vs R Kukk		½-½	32	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. R Kukk vs J Buecker		½-½	53	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	C78 Ruy Lopez
20. R Kukk vs L Machycek		1-0	51	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern
21. R Kukk vs R Holmberg		1-0	29	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	C14 French, Classical
22. R Kukk vs D R Myers		1-0	71	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	C18 French, Winawer
23. R Kukk vs S Mikeshin		½-½	21	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	C42 Petrov Defense
24. R Kukk vs I Firnhaber		½-½	52	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	C78 Ruy Lopez
25. M Barbosa de Oliveira vs R Kukk		½-½	61	2007	22nd Correspondence World Championship	B97 Sicilian, Najdorf


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Dec-04-08		Richard Taylor: I played this bloke in Correspondence Chess in 1985/86 in the Zamenhof tournament of that year. He is Estonian. I will dig out the game...

Dec-04-08		whiteshark: Awarded ICCF Grandmaster since 2006. http://congress.iccf.com/Dresden_20...

Dec-04-08		MoonlitKnight: His last name sounds a little funny in certain languages.

Dec-05-08		Richard Taylor: I found my game - I misplayed an attack - I sacrified 2 pawns so I suppose it was adjudicated a win (although the end position is a bit unclear I look worse) to Kukk but I could have played it better.

Dec-05-08		Richard Taylor: I see Wolfram Schon is there - he was in Germany when I played him - perhaps he emigrated. I lost to him.

Dec-05-08		Richard Taylor: Here is my game: [Event "Zamenhof International Correspondence Chess Tournament"] [Site "Estonia and New Zealand"] [Date "1985.03.05"] [Round "1"] [White "Raul Kukk"] [Black "Richard Taylor"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5 Be6 9. c3 Bc5 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bc2 f5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Nfd4 Nxd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qd1 f4 17. f3 Ng3 18. hxg3 fxg3 19. Qd3 Qh4 20. Qxh7+ Qxh7 21. Bxh7+ Kxh7 22. Bg5 Kg6 23. Bh4 Kh5 24. Bxg3 g5 25. Bf2 Rac8 26. g4+ Kg6 27. Kg2 d4 28. cxd4 Bd5 29. dxc5 Bxf3+ 30. Kg3 Ba8 31. Bg1 1-0 I should have played 29. ... Rxf3!? which if White isn't careful can even win. Also it looks as if 19. ... Bf5! wins outright but I haven't checked it with a computer

Dec-05-08		whiteshark: <Richard Taylor: I see Wolfram Schon is there - he was in Germany when I played him - perhaps he emigrated. I lost to him.> He's still living in Germany but there are too many strong 'geezers' here, so ... quote 14 03 2006 As of today I am a member of the CCCA (Canadian Correspondence Chess Association). Because of this I will play under the Canadian flag from now on unquote Games at chessgames.com: Wolfram Schoen His homepage with many game links http://www.chessguru.de/

Dec-06-08		Richard Taylor: <whiteshark> Thanks - does that mean he stays in Germany but plays for Canada? If he's the same fellow - I played the opening a bit blithely - and he probably had better information than I - only had ECO -no Informators (I mean I had none at home - I wished I got them now ) - and of course there were no data bases as far as I know - but I sensed he was a pretty strong player all the same. That year I was playing a lot of chess but I had a lot on my plate in my private life and indeed a few years after that I basically stopped chess for about 12 years (with some sporadic games) then I started my "Third" cycle" in 2000 when I got a computer... You must be keen on Correspondence Chess?

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