| Tuulikki Laesson | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Soviet Union  Estonia |
| Born | March 19, 1969 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Title | Woman International Master (1993) |
| FIDE rating | 2210 (July 2007) |
| Peak rating | 2290 (July 1996) |
Tuulikki Laesson (born March 19, 1969, in Tallinn) is an Estonian chess player who twice won the Estonian Chess Championship for women. [1]
Tuulikki Laesson started to play chess at the age of 6. In 1987 she won bronze medal in Soviet Junior Championship in Chelyabinsk. [2] She won Estonian Chess Championship for women in 1993 and 1996, [3] and Open Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1992. Also Tuulikki Laesson won 2 silver medals (1986, 1998) [4] and 2 bronze medals (1992, 1997) [5] in Estonian Chess Championship for women. Tuulikki Laesson played in Soviet Women's Team chess championship in 1986. [6] Tuulikki Laesson played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads: [7]
By profession Tuulikki Laesson is a lawyer. She worked in Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications and in company "Laesson & Partnerid OÜ". [8]
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