Kalju Pitksaar (18 May 1931, Tallinn – 26 September 1995, Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Chess Championship.
Biography Pitksaar first participated in the Estonian Chess Championships in 1947, at the age of 16.Championship of Estonia - 1947 In the Estonian Chess Championships, he has won gold (1957) and two silver (1951, 1958) medals.Eesti meistrid 1923—2005
In 1950, he was second in the traditional National Tournament in Pärnu.National Tournament - Parnu 1950 In 1952, Pitksaar won th Baltic Chess Championship.National Tournament - Parnu 1952 In 1952, in the Soviet Chess Championships quarterfinal in Krasnodar, he shared 2nd - 3rd place.Quarterfinal of 21 Championship of USSR - Krasnodar July - October 1952 In 1958, Pitksaar played for Estonia in the Soviet Team Chess Championship in Vilnius, where his team finished in fourth place.5th Soviet Team Chess Championship: Vilnius 1958
In the same year, Pitksaar's chess career was suddenly interrupted - he was disqualified with formulation to "improve his behavior". For more than 20 years, he did not participate in a chess tournaments. In 1981, he returned and won the Tallinn Chess Championship. His last chess tournament was the Correspondence Chess Olympiad semifinal (1992-1996).PITKSAR, KALJU
References
External links
player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship)