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Kalle Kiik
K Kiik 
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Number of games in database: 435
Years covered: 1980 to 2023
Last FIDE rating: 2386 (2261 rapid, 2349 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2475
Overall record: +133 -94 =169 (54.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 39 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (79) 
    B22 B40 B30 B89 B52
 French Defense (17) 
    C02 C00 C07 C17
 Reti System (17) 
    A04 A06 A05
 King's Indian Attack (15) 
    A07
 English (13) 
    A15 A10 A11 A16 A13
 Four Knights (9) 
    C47 C48 C49
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (51) 
    B40 B45 B44 B42 B83
 Queen's Pawn Game (30) 
    A41 A40 A46 D02 A45
 Tarrasch Defense (18) 
    D34 D33 D32
 Reti System (11) 
    A04 A06
 Philidor's Defense (10) 
    C41
 Bogo Indian (10) 
    E11
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Kiik vs H Rasch, 2009 1-0
   K Kiik vs D Lardot, 2006 1-0
   A Gupta vs K Kiik, 2013 0-1
   J Pribyl vs K Kiik, 1985 1/2-1/2
   K Kiik vs Ehlvest, 1985 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Finnish Chess Federation Tournament (1990)
   London Chess Classic Open (2012)
   Heart of Finland op 16th (2006)
   Solett Open (2001)
   Heart of Finland Open (1993)
   London Chess Classic Open (2014)
   London Chess Classic Open (2013)
   Keres Memorial Open (1998)
   London Chess Classic Open (2015)
   Chigorin Memorial (1999)
   Arctic Chess Challenge (2009)
   Gibraltar Masters (2009)
   European Club Cup (2006)
   Gibraltar Masters (2019)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 EtVaS CC Round Robin
   J Norri vs K Kiik (Sep-10-23) 1/2-1/2
   K Kiik vs A Salonen (Sep-10-23) 1/2-1/2
   K Kiik vs V Sipila (Sep-09-23) 1-0
   M Agopov vs K Kiik (Sep-09-23) 1-0
   K Kiik vs H Lahdelma (Sep-08-23) 1-0

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KALLE KIIK
(born Feb-10-1963, 60 years old) Estonia

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International Master. He won the Estonian Championship in 1988.

Kiik was born in Paide, the son of Estonian chess coach Jakob Kiik (12.05.1924—15.01.2014). In 1981 Kalle Kiik graduated from secondary school in Rakvere and in 1986 he graduated from University of Tartu with a chess coach degree. In 1981 Kiik won the Estonian Junior Chess Championship. He won the Estonian Chess Championship in 1988, finished second in 1987 and three times finished third (1986, 1993, 1997). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia three times in the Soviet Team Chess Championships (1983-1986). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads:

In 1992, at reserve board in the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila (+2 −0 =2); In 2000, at reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+2 −2 =1). Kalle Kiik played for Estonia in European Team Chess Championship:

In 1992, at third board in Debrecen (+2 −3 =4). In 1994 Kiik won the chess tournament in Netherlands town Sas van Gent. He worked as a chess coach in Estonia and Finland. In 2005 Kiik was the head coach of Estonian national women's and youth teams but in 2008 he was the head coach of Finland national junior team.

Wikipedia article: Kalle Kiik

Last updated: 2023-10-25 14:29:55

 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 435  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. K Kiik vs A Avshalumov  0-1261980USSR Junior ChampionshipC48 Four Knights
2. A Shneider vs K Kiik  1-0241982Leningrad team-chD33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
3. H Karner vs K Kiik  0-1741985TallinnD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
4. K Kiik vs T Karolyi Jr.  ½-½271985TallinnB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
5. A Veingold vs K Kiik  ½-½691985TallinnE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
6. K Kiik vs Ehlvest  ½-½411985TallinnA07 King's Indian Attack
7. J Pribyl vs K Kiik  ½-½291985TallinnA14 English
8. K Kiik vs J Yrjola 0-1251985TallinnB89 Sicilian
9. M Drasko vs K Kiik  1-0501985TallinnD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
10. K Kiik vs Gavrikov  0-1381985TallinnB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
11. A Kochyev vs K Kiik  1-0341985TallinnD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
12. K Kiik vs Tal 0-1381985TallinnB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
13. I Rogers vs K Kiik  1-0431985TallinnA46 Queen's Pawn Game
14. K Kiik vs Dolmatov  ½-½411985TallinnA07 King's Indian Attack
15. Oll vs K Kiik  ½-½171985TallinnE21 Nimzo-Indian, Three Knights
16. K Kiik vs G Kuzmin  0-1441985TallinnC78 Ruy Lopez
17. A Shneider vs K Kiik  0-1421986URS-chT Republics 18th Group1D18 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch
18. K Kiik vs A Shneider  1-0521987URS-ch otborB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. V Vepkhvishvili vs K Kiik  ½-½471987P.Kerese MemorialB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
20. K Kiik vs Smagin  ½-½791987URS-ch otborC60 Ruy Lopez
21. Kholmov vs K Kiik  ½-½111987URS-ch otborB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
22. K Kiik vs Shabalov  0-1231987URS-ch otborA04 Reti Opening
23. Salov vs K Kiik  ½-½511987URS-ch otborB40 Sicilian
24. R Seoev vs K Kiik  0-1291988URS Cup RapidD02 Queen's Pawn Game
25. K Kiik vs Psakhis  0-1271988URS Cup RapidA07 King's Indian Attack
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-18-08  myschkin: . . .
Eesti IM <Kalle Kiik> born 1963 in Paide

Bio (Estonian):
http://www.kergejoustik.ee/content/...

Artwork
http://www.syg.edu.ee/pildigaleriid...

about Paide (German ~ Weißenstein):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paide

Dec-25-08  whiteshark: aeiikkkll (alphabetic sequence)

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquar...

Dec-05-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: This player could have a battle royal with Emre Can.
Dec-05-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: Sounds like a west coast smoothie.
Aug-21-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Kiik could have lots of fun facing off with Thomas Assmann.
Sep-02-14  Whitehat1963: What a Kiik Assman name!
Jul-28-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Another player with a palindromic surname.

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