Marie Orav (23 December 1911,

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) was an Estonian chess player, who twice won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship - 1952, 1959.

Biography

In 1929 Marie Orav graduated from gymnasium in Tartu. Marie Orav was one of the first women chess players in Estonia in the 1930s. In 1937 she won Tallinn Chess Championship for women. In 1938 she was first of the Estonian who participated in international women chess tournament. In 1945 Marie Orav lost the Estonian Women's Championship title match to

Salme Rootare Salme Rootare (March 26, 1913, Tallinn – October 21, 1987) was an Estonian chess master. She was fifteen times Estonian Champion (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972). Salme tied for 4-5 ...

- 6½:7½. In Estonian Chess Championships for women she has won 2 gold (1952, 1959), 5 silver (1945, 1948, 1954, 1958, 1960) and 3 bronze (1950, 1956, 1957) medals. Marie Orav played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championship in 1959. By the end of life participated in the chess tournaments. She worked in the food industry.ORAV, MARIA
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* player profile at olimpbase.org (Soviet Team Chess Championship) {{DEFAULTSORT:Orav, Marie 1911 births 1994 deaths People from Telshevsky Uyezd Estonian female chess players Estonian chess players Soviet female chess players 20th-century chess players Burials at Metsakalmistu