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Villem Lüüs
Estonian draughts player and referee (1971–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Villem Lüüs (29 March 1971 – 12 November 2020) was an Estonian draughts player and World Draughts Federation master.[1][2][3]
Photo: Ave Maria Mõistlik, April 9, 2011
Career
He graduated from Tallinn 1st Secondary School (now the Gustav Adolf Grammar School). After graduating he studied physics at Tartu University.[1]
He was several times Estonian champion in Brazilian, English and International draughts.[1]
In 1992 he was Estonian champion in Brazilian draughts, and in 1994 he was Estonian champion in English draughts.[2] In 2000 he was a member of the team that obtained 6th place as a team at the Draughts Olympics, with Urmo Ilves and Kaido Leesmann.[1] In the same year and again in 2005 he was Estonian champion in international draughts, and in 2010 he was Estonian champion in Russian draughts.[2] In 2018 European championships international draughts he achieved 34. place with 9 points in classic tournament and 32. place with 6 points in superblitz tournament.[citation needed] In 2020 he achieved 4th place at the World Championships for Corresponding Draughts.[1]
He was also a draughts referee.[1] The direction of European Teams Championships 2019 in draughts was entrusted to Villem Lüüs, he was assisted by Alessio Mecca.[4]
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