Maaja Ranniku (born 1 March 1941 in Abja-Paluoja - died 24 October 2004 in Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player (represented the Soviet Union until 1991).
Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian Championships, winning the women's title 10 times (1961, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1991).
At the 1964 women's Candidates Tournament, played in Sukhumi, she placed 6th in a field of 18 players.[1]
In 1992 she played with the Estonian team at the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila, scoring 6½ points out of 11 games played.
She had many good results in international tournaments:
Maaja Ranniku player profile and games at Chessgames.com
January 01, 1970
maaja, ranniku, born, march, 1941, abja, paluoja, died, october, 2004, tallinn, estonian, chess, player, represented, soviet, union, until, 1991, twice, winner, women, soviet, championship, 1963, after, beating, tiebreak, tatiana, zatulovskaya, 1967, awarded, . Maaja Ranniku born 1 March 1941 in Abja Paluoja died 24 October 2004 in Tallinn was an Estonian chess player represented the Soviet Union until 1991 She was twice the winner of the Women s Soviet Championship in 1963 after beating at tiebreak Tatiana Zatulovskaya 4 2 and 1967 She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964 Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian Championships winning the women s title 10 times 1961 1963 1967 1973 1981 1982 1984 1987 1988 and 1991 At the 1964 women s Candidates Tournament played in Sukhumi she placed 6th in a field of 18 players 1 In 1992 she played with the Estonian team at the 30th Chess Olympiad in Manila scoring 6 points out of 11 games played She had many good results in international tournaments 1969 first place at Budapest 1971 first place at Brasov 1973 second place at Vrnjacka Banja 1978 third place at the women s zonal tournament in Frunze A photograph of her is published here References edit World Chess Championship women 1964 Candidates Tournament Mark Weeks com Retrieved 20 October 2010 External links editBiography in Estonian Maaja Ranniku player profile and games at Chessgames com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maaja Ranniku amp oldid 1185314487, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
