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Ortvin Sarapu: "Mr. Chess". The Ortvin Sarapu story 1993
Ortvin Sarapu: "Mr. Chess". The Ortvin Sarapu story 1993

Ortvin Sarapu MBE (22 January 1924 in Narva, Estonia – 13 April 1999 in Auckland, New Zealand)

Born "Sarapuu" in Estonia, he won the Estonian Junior Championship. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Narva is the third largest City in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border on the Narva Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island After World War 2, he played with some success in European tournaments, and beat former world chess championship candidate Efim Bogolyubov with a sharp turnaround from a bad position. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including See also Development of the World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship is played to determine the World Champion in the Board game Chess Efim Dmitriyevich Bogoljubow (Bogoljubov Bogolyubov (Ефи́м Дми́триевич Боголю́бов April 14, 1889 &ndash June 18, [1]

He met New Zealander Robert Wade at a tournament, and Wade suggested that New Zealand would be a good place to emigrate to for someone who wanted to escape the war-ravaged Europe. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Robert Wade or Bob Wade is the name of several notable individuals Robert Wade (screenwriter (born 1962 screenwriter who has worked on several With his German-born wife Barbara (née Bialonczyk), he moved to New Zealand in 1950.

On arrival, there was a huge gap in chess strength between him and the rest. His strength helped raise the general standard of chess in New Zealand. Even so, he won the New Zealand Chess Championship on a record 20 occasions, and became known as "Mr NZ Chess". The New Zealand Chess Championship was first conducted in 1879. He also represented New Zealand at 10 Chess Olympiads. The Chess Olympiad is a Biennial Chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other

In 1952 he played C. J. S. Purdy, then champion of Australia, for the championship of Australasia. Cecil John Seddon Purdy, ( March 27 1906 Port Said Egypt – November 6 1979 Sydney Australia The match, played at Auckland, was drawn, the players becoming joint champions for 1952. Sarapu took first place at the Melbourne International Tournament in 1955.

Was awarded the International Master title in 1966 by FIDE, after winning the Asian Zonal, the second New Zealand player to gain this rank, the first being Robert G Wade. The title International Master is awarded to outstanding Chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national Chess federations around the } Robert Graham Wade OBE (born April 10 1921 Dunedin, New Zealand) is a British Chess player writer arbiter coach and

He was awarded an MBE for his services to chess. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V.

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