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Ottomar Ladva

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Ottomar Ladva
Ladva in 2012
CountryEstonia
Born (1997-06-17) 17 June 1997 (age 27)
Haapsalu, Estonia
TitleGrandmaster (2016)
FIDE rating2513 (November 2024)
Peak rating2543 (September 2017)

Ottomar Ladva (born 17 June 1997) is an Estonian chess player and grandmaster.[1] He is a four-time Estonian Chess Champion (2013, 2015, 2016 and 2018).[2][3][4] He has also achieved success in high-stakes poker tournaments, such as his €439,400 win in the 2024 PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona. [5]

Chess career

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Ladva won the Estonian Junior Chess Championships (U18) in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014.[6] Since 2006 he has participated in the European Junior Chess Championships and in European Union's Junior Chess Championships in different age groups.

In the Estonian Chess Championship, he has won four gold (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) and one silver (2014) medals.[7] He became the youngest Estonian champion at age 15, when he beat Lembit Oll's (1982) record.

In June 2015, he won a round-robin tournament in Riga finalised to get a Grandmaster norm.[8]

Ladva represented Estonia in Chess Olympiads:[9]

References

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  1. ^ "List of titles approved by General Assembly in Baku, Azerbaijan". FIDE.com.
  2. ^ Estonian Men Chess Championship 2015. Chess-Results.com.
  3. ^ Estonian Men Chess Championship 2016. Chess-Results.com.
  4. ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Estonian and U20 championships 2018". Chess-Results.com.
  5. ^ {{cite web|url= https://www.pokernews.com/tours/ept/2024-pokerstars-ept-barcelona/
  6. ^ "Ottomar Ladva, Margareth Olde Win The Estonian U18 Championships". Ecuonline.net. 17 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Ottomar Ladva". Sport24.ee (in Estonian).
  8. ^ 2015 Riga Round Robin GM norm. Chess-Results.com.
  9. ^ Men's Chess Olympiads :: Ottomar Ladva. OlimpBase.org.
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