KAIDO KULAOTS (born Feb-28-1976, 49 years old) Estonia [what is this?] He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2001. He has won the Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014 and 2020. Külaots has represented Estonia in the Chess Olympiad (in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2018) and the European Team Chess Championship (in 2003, 2005, 2007, 2019). He tied for 1st–2nd with Evgeny Alekseev at Kharkiv 2003 and with Vladislav Nevednichy at Paks 2003, tied for 1st–6th with Evgeniy Najer, Artyom Timofeev, Zoltan Gyimesi, Sergey Grigoriants and Oleg Korneev at the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2004, tied for 1st–2nd with Artjom Smirnov at the Paul Keres Chess Festival in Tallinn 2004, came 2nd behind Sergei Tiviakov and ahead of Oleg Korneev at the Gausdal Classics 2005, came 1st at the Heart of Finland Open in Jyväskylä 2008, tied for 1st–3rd with Robert Ruck and Gabor Papp at the 1st Gedeon Barcza Memorial 2008, tied for 3rd–6th with Sarunas Sulskis, Tiger Hillarp Persson and Hans Tikkanen at Borup 2010 and won the 1st Festival Yvette 2010. Külaots competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2017 as a FIDE nominee. Here he was knocked out in the first round after losing to Nikita Vitiugov by ½–1½.12 In February 2019 Külaots won the Aeroflot Open edging out Haik Martirosyan on tiebreak, after both players scored 7/9 points. Thanks to this victory, Külaots earned an invitation to play in the Dortmund Sparkassen Chess Meeting. Külaots is one of the few players to have a positive lifetime record against World Champion Magnus Carlsen; all of their games were played before Carlsen's 17th birthday. References / Sources http://www.fide.com/images/stories/... (2017 World Cup participants). Wikipedia article: Kaido Külaots Last updated: 2025-02-28 19:22:37

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page 1 of 89; games 1-25 of 2,201  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. K Kulaots vs Zvjaginsev 0-1 45 1990 URS-ch U20 C36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense 2. Morozevich vs K Kulaots 0-1 37 1990 URS-ch U20 B87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5 3. K Kulaots vs J M Lauridsen   1-0 23 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship B07 Pirc 4. Y Masserey vs K Kulaots   1-0 33 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 5. Fridman vs K Kulaots   1-0 52 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship A15 English 6. C Jepson vs K Kulaots   1-0 29 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 7. K Kulaots vs E Relange   0-1 25 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship C12 French, McCutcheon 8. K Kulaots vs A Berestetsky   1-0 30 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 9. K Kulaots vs B Tabernig   1-0 40 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship C13 French 10. J Aagaard vs K Kulaots 1-0 34 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship D85 Grunfeld 11. K Kulaots vs J Andersen   ½-½ 15 1991 Open Danish Junior Championship B07 Pirc 12. K Kulaots vs F Amonatov   1-0 32 1992 URS-ch U18 B99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line 13. K Kulaots vs A Lugovoi   0-1 39 1992 URS-ch U18 B57 Sicilian 14. I Papaioannou vs K Kulaots   0-1 35 1992 Wch U16 A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation 15. K Kulaots vs H A Gretarsson 0-1 30 1992 Wch U16 C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 16. G Schwartzman vs K Kulaots   1-0 31 1992 Wch U16 E68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4 17. Pelletier vs K Kulaots   0-1 41 1992 Wch U16 E85 King's Indian, Samisch, Orthodox Variation 18. K Kulaots vs Svidler   ½-½ 12 1992 Wch U16 C49 Four Knights 19. K Kulaots vs E Relange   1-0 59 1992 Wch U16 C10 French 20. T Oral vs K Kulaots   0-1 25 1992 Wch U16 B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 21. J Waitzkin vs K Kulaots   0-1 28 1992 Wch U16 A07 King's Indian Attack 22. K Kulaots vs D Hausrath 1-0 33 1992 Wch U16 B78 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 10.castle long 23. K Kulaots vs B Szuk 1-0 21 1992 Wch U16 B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 24. Z Almasi vs K Kulaots   1-0 45 1992 Wch U16 B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 25. K Kulaots vs M Sher   1-0 38 1993 Wichern op 2nd C15 French, Winawer  page 1 of 89; games 1-25 of 2,201

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing> Feb-20-19    JimNorCal: First round Aeroflot 2019, Maghsoodloo vs Kulaots has a pretty finish. Would make a nice Monday or Tuesday puzzle. K was "playing up" a hundred points too. Feb-21-19    JimNorCal: So ... I guess we're not going to get coverage of Aeroflot? Pity. In round 2, Kulaots will play Grachev. In his first round game, Grachev also showed a pretty tactical finish. Feb-21-19    Penguincw: Kulaots beats Maghsoodloo with black in Round 1 of Aeroflot. 12th seed Maghsoodloo is the highest seed to lose their first round game. P Maghsoodloo vs Kulaots, 2019 Feb-21-19    JimNorCal: We're getting the Aeroflot games! Thanks, CG. Feb-22-19    JimNorCal: Another short, sharp, pretty win in round 3 as black. GM Kulaots is off to a fine start 2.5/3 Feb-23-19    sonia91: He beat Iranian talents Parham Maghsoodloo and Alireza Firouzja at 17th Aeroflot Open (Group A) (2019)! Feb-26-19    Penguincw: Down goes Wei Yi. What a tournament for him. Wei Yi vs Kulaots, 2019 Feb-26-19    zanzibar: This is one tournament where it's good to be Black, especially if you name is Kulaots. Feb-27-19    boz: Having the tournament of his life at Aeroflot 2019. Feb-27-19    sonia91: Congratulations on winning 17th Aeroflot Open (Group A) (2019)! He also qualified to Dortmund 2019, surely his first supertournament ever. It's his birthday tomorrow, he made a great present for himself :) Kulaots beat with Black Parham Maghsoodlo, Alireza Firouzja, Daniil Dubov and Wei Yi, and beat with White Denis Khismatullin in the last round. Feb-27-19    Legend: Congratulations, GM Kaido Külaots! :) Feb-27-19    ndg2: He has a somewhat cool name, IMO. Could be a Star Wars character like "Lando Calrissian"? Feb-28-19    GumboGambit: Comng off the strong Aeroflot performance, Kulaots is sure to have a cool time celebrating his birthday this year. Feb-28-19    sonia91: <Turning Black into Joy> Interview by Etery Kublashvili for the Russian Chess Federation website: http://ruchess.ru/en/news/report/tu... Chess24: <Kaido Külaots found the perfect way to celebrate his 43rd birthday!> http://chess24.com/en/read/news/kai... <Vladimir Kramnik recently announced his retirement at the age of 43, but today Kaido Külaots celebrates his 43rd birthday after winning the 2019 Aeroflot Open and qualifying for his first ever classical supertournament – the Sparkassen Chess Meeting in Dortmund later this year.> Feb-28-19    paavoh: <Kulaots beat with Black Parham Maghsoodlo, Alireza Firouzja, Daniil Dubov and Wei Yi> "Serial Infanticide" Feb-28-19    Penguincw: Happy Birthday to this guy! What a tournament he had. 7/9 (undefeated) Feb-28-19    SugarDom: ) <Feb-27-19 ndg2: He has a somewhat cool name, IMO. Could be a Star Wars character like "Lando Calrissian"?> Yeah, his name sounds like booger in Filipino. Feb-28-19    Check It Out: I bet he's having the best birthday ever today. Feb-28-19    ketchuplover: Down goes Aeroflot! All hail the new champion! Feb-28-19    zanzibar: Here's some more (secret) code: Is he the first <FI> to win Aerofloat? I dare say probably (but I don't know). Mar-01-19    sonia91: Stefan Kuipers <Not sure what is more impressive: - winning Aeroflot unbeaten as a 2542 with 7/9 and 2872 performance. - beating Maghsoodloo, Firouzja, Dubov and Wei Yi with black during one tournament. #WellPlayedSir #Kulaots> https://twitter.com/TricksOnlyNL/st... Mar-01-19    paavoh: @zanzibar: Is he the first <FI> to win Aerofloat? If <FI> stands for "foreign individual", then no. Nine non-Russian citizens have won it before him <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerof...>. If <FI> stands for "Finland", then sadly no. Külaots is a southern brother to us. Mar-01-19    beatgiant: <zanzibar> I'm guessing FI stands for FIDE Instructor, as shown on his FIDE profile. I'm not sure if he's the first, but Kovalev (last year's winner) is a FST (FIDE Senior Trainer). Mar-01-19    zanzibar: <beatgiant> thanks for that info. You're right that FI stands for FIDE Instructor, I was just having some fun after the FIDE Country Code discussion. (PS- FIDE also puts all these extra titles in their downloadable DB, in addition to the GM/IM/FM/CM titles) I think FST is more prestigious than FI (?). Generally, these titles are sought by older players after they've pasted their competitive peak. But I guess not always! . Mar-01-19    beatgiant: <zanzibar> Based on a quick check of FIDE profiles, at least the 2016 winner Najer is also an FST. There might be others. <I think FST is more prestigious than FI (?).> That's correct, as you can see from the FIDE TRG Regulations for the Titles of Trainers in the FIDE handbook. But that leaves me with one question. Why is TRG the abbreviation for the FIDE Trainers' Commission? ;-) Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 3) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 2 OF 3 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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