Tõnu Õim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Tõnu Õim

Estonian chess player

Date of Birth: 16-Jun-1941

Place of Birth: Tallinn, Estonia

Profession: chess player, correspondence chess player

Nationality: Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Tõnu Õim (spelled Tonu Iym in FIDE records), born 16 June 1941 in Raasiku, is an Estonian grandmaster of correspondence chess, most famous for being the first to have won the ICCF World Championship twice, in 1983 and 1999.
In 1991 he won the Axelson Memorial.
In over-the-board play, he was awarded the Soviet Master title in 1966.
He does not hold a FIDE title for over-the-board play; however, his peak FIDE rating of 2410 indicates a player of International Master strength.