Helmuth Luik

In 1949, Helmuth Luik graduated from the Tallinn College of Physical Education. After graduation, he worked as a chess coach and arbiter in Pärnu. In the Estonian Chess Championships, he has won gold (1967), 2 silver (1954, 1965) and bronze (1963) medals.^[1] In 1967 Baltic Chess Championship Helmuth Luik became a Soviet Master.^[2] In 1967 he participated in Soviet Chess Championships in Kharkiv. In 1969, he won «Kalev» Chess Championship. Five times Helmuth Luik played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championships (1958, 1960-1967) and two times played for Estonian team «Kalev» in Soviet Team Chess Cup (1966, 1968).

Helmuth Luik has held senior administrator positions in the Estonian chess - Estonian Chess Club president (1967-1975), deputy director and director of the Paul Keres House of Chess (1975-1992), member of the Estonian Chess Federation Presidium.^[3]

• Helmuth Luik player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Helmuth Luik chess games at 365Chess.com
• Helmuth Luik player profile at OlimpBase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)
• Helmuth Luik player profile at OlimpBase.org (Soviet Team Chess Cup)

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