Tõnu Õim
| Tõnu Õim | |
|---|---|
| Country |
 Soviet Union  Estonia |
| Born |
16 June 1941 Raasiku, Estonia[1] |
| Title | ICCF Grandmaster (1981) |
| ICCF World Champion |
1977–83 1994–99 |
Tõnu Õim (born 16 June 1941 in Raasiku)[1] is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship in correspondence chess twice, in 1983 and 1999.
Notable games
- Tonu Oim vs Grigory Konstantinovich Sanakoev, 50th World Champions Jubilee Tournament 2003, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack (B90), 1–0
- Tonu Oim vs Juan Sebastian Morgado, 14th CC World Ch Final 1994, Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation. Accepted (C47), 1–0
References
- Hooper, David; Whyld, Kenneth (1987). The Oxford Companion to Chess. Oxford University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-19-281986-0.
- 1 2 "ÕIM, TÕNU". ESBL. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
External links
- Tõnu Õim player profile and games at Chessgames.com
| Preceded by Jørn Sloth |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1977–1983 |
Succeeded by Victor Palciauskas |
| Preceded by Mikhail Umansky |
World Correspondence Chess Champion 1994–1999 |
Succeeded by Gert Jan Timmerman |
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