Aino Kukk facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Aino Kukk |
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| Country |  Estonia Soviet Union Estonia |
| Born | September 10, 1930 Raasiku Parish, Estonia |
| Died | November 7, 2006 (aged 76) |
Aino Kukk (née Prits, 10 September 1930 in Raasiku Parish, Estonia – 7 November 2006) was an Estonian chess player, who won the Estonian Women's Chess Championship in 1955.
Biography
In 1950 graduated from secondary school in Tallinn. After World War II Aino Kukk was one of the strongest women chess players in Estonia. Almost 30 times participated in Estonian Chess Championships for women, where she has won gold (1955), 2 silver (1953, 1968) and bronze (1952) medals. Four times won Estonian Sports Association «Jõud» Chess Championships for women. From 1959 to 1992 she worked in the Estonian Institute of industrial projects «Eesti Tööstusprojekt» - at first as laboratory assistant, later as chief engineer.
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