Viktoria Baškite

Viktoria Baškite
Viktoria Baškite
Country	Estonia
Born	August 6, 1985; Tallinn, Estonia
Title	Woman International Master

Viktoria Baškite (born August 6, 1985 in Tallinn) is an Estonian chess Woman International Master (2004).

Chess career

Daughter of Lithuanian father and Russian mother, Baškite is a Tallinn chess school alumni. One of her first trainers was Estonian chess master Iivo Nei. Baškite is a four-time winner of the Estonian Junior Chess Championships from 2000 to 2003. From 1995 to 2003 she participated in the European Junior Chess Championships and the World Junior Chess Championships in different age groups. Her best result is 9th place at the European Junior Chess Championship in the group under 18 years (2002). In 2003 and 2004, she won the Open Sweden Junior Chess Championships. In 2004, Baškite was named the best young chess player in Estonia.

In the Estonian Women's Chess Championship, she has won gold (2000), 2 silver (2001, 2006) and 3 bronze medals (2002, 2003, 2005). In 2001 Baškite won the Estonian Rapid Chess Championship.[1]

Team chess results

Viktoria Baškite played for Estonia in several Chess Olympiads:[2]

In 2000, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+1 −2 =3);
In 2002, at third board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled (+4 −6 =2);
In 2004, at first board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+3 −4 =7);
In 2006, at second board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+7 −1 =3);
In 2008, at third board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+6 −2 =2).

Baškite played for Estonia in the European Team Chess Championship:[3]

In 2007, at fourth board in Heraklion (+4 −1 =3).

Personal life

In 2003 Viktoria Baškite graduated from the Russian gymnasium in Lasnamäe. In 2005, Baškite graduated from the Tallinn University of Technology faculty of mechanics with a bachelor's degree, and in 2008 she receive a master's degree.[4]

References

External links

Viktoria Baškite rating card at FIDE
Viktoria Baškite player profile and games at Chessgames.com
Viktoria Baškite player profile at 365chess.com

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[1] Eesti meistrid 1923—2005 Archived January 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] Women's Chess Olympiads :: Viktoria Baškite

[3] European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Viktoria Baškite

[4] BAŠKITE, VIKTORIA