Lembit Oll

Lembit Oll ( born April 23, 1966 in Kohtla -Järve; † 17 May 1999 Tallinn) was an Estonian chess player.

Lembit Oll went through the Soviet chess school and had numerous successes as a teenager. In 1982 he became champion of Estonia, 1984 Youth Champion of the USSR and represented the Soviet Union at various youth European and World Championships. His enormous talent unfolded completely after the collapse of the Soviet empire: In 1989 he won in Espoo, Tallinn (Zone tournament ) and Helsinki. 1990 in Terrassa, in 1991 in Sydney and Helsinki, 1992 in Seville, 1993 in Vilnius, The Hague and Antwerp. In 1994 he won together with his compatriot Jaan Ehlvest the New York Open. In 1995 he won in Helsinki and the zone tournament in Riga, in 1996 in St. Petersburg, 1997 Køge, Hoogeveen (divided) and Szeged (divided). Oll in 1983 was awarded the title awarded by the FIDE International Master, 1990, he was Grand Master. He represented Estonia since 1992 regularly at Chess Olympiads and European Team Championships. His highest number of Elo rating was 2655 in January 1998.

Oll was married and the father of two sons. After divorcing his wife, he fell into depression and committed suicide at the age of 33 by a fall from his Tallinn 4th floor apartment life. Oll at this time was the best player in Estonia, had an Elo rating of 2630 and took the World No. 42. His last tournament he played in 1999 in Nova Gorica, where he shared second place. He was buried in Tallinn, close to the tomb of Paul Keres.