Feliks Villard (4 November 1908 – date of death unknown) was an Estonian

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player.

Biography

In Estonian Chess Championship Feliks Villard has won silver (1952) and 2 bronze (1950, 1951) medals. In Estonian Team Chess Championship he has won 2 gold (1931 - with

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''Kalev'' team, 1949 - with Tallinn city team) and 2 silver (1936 - with

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''Maleselts'' team, 1938 - with Pärnu ''Kalev'' team) medals. Feliks Villard played for Estonia at sixth board in 3rd unofficial Chess Olympiad in

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(+11 –4 =4) and won individual bronze medal. Also he two times played for Estonia in Soviet Team Chess Championships (1953, 1958). His last known tournament was Ilmar Raud memorial in

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(1971) where he divided fourth place.Memorial I.Raud - Viljandi 3-11.7.1971
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* * 1908 births Year of death missing Estonian chess players Soviet chess players Chess Olympiad competitors {{Estonia-chess-bio-stub