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Esat Duraku

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Esat Duraku
CountryAlbania
Born(1936-01-16)16 January 1936
Died2 January 2021(2021-01-02) (aged 84)

Esat Duraku (16 January 1936 – 2 January 2021) was an Albanian chess player, five-time Albanian Chess Championship winner (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1963).

Biography

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From the mid-1950s to the end of 1960s Esat Duraku was one of Albania's leading chess players. He five time won Albanian Chess Championship: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1963.

Duraku played for Albania in the Chess Olympiads:[1]

Duraku played for Albania in the World Student Team Chess Championship:[2]

  • In 1958, at second board in the 5th World Student Team Chess Championship in Varna (+2, =4, -4).

After 1970 Esat Duraku did not participate in international chess tournaments.

Esat Duraku died on 2 January 2021, two weeks shy of his 85th birthday.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Esat Duraku". www.olimpbase.org.
  2. ^ "OlimpBase :: World Student Team Chess Championship :: Esat Duraku". www.olimpbase.org.
  3. ^ "Esat Duraku obituary". Panorama Sport. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
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