Jump to content

Ülo Kesker

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Red Director (talk | contribs) at 16:15, 5 September 2022 (Changing short description from "Estonian draughts player and sport journalist" to "Estonian draughts player and sport journalist (1934–2019)"). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Ülo Kesker (29 July 1934 – 31 July 2019) was an Estonian draughts player and sports journalist.[1]

He was born in Haapsalu. In 1970 he graduated from the National University of Kharkiv with a degree in geography.[1]

He started his draughts exercising under the guidance of Johannes Türn. He was multiple-times Estonian champion. 1962–1965 he was draughts and chess coach at sport club Jõud. Students: Õie Kundver (Kroon), Enno Eerma, Rein Vettner. 1955–1965 he was vice-chairman of Estonian Draughts Union.[1]

Since 1994 he lived in Israel.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Ülo_Kesker". esbl.ee. Retrieved 27 March 2022.