Raido Värik became the Estonian champion in International Checkers, Elvia Sõber won the women's title

Here is some information about the entire tournament: The Estonian International Checkers Championship started last weekend at the Chess House. 2nd round After the second round, Kaari Vainonen led the women's team with 3 points. Elvia Sõber, Piret Viirma and Joanna Sild shared second place with 2 points. After the second round, the men's team was divided into five: Raivo Rist, Raido Värik, Janek Jaanimäe, Villem Lüüs and Ivo Vana have collected 3 points. 3rd round After three rounds, Kaari Vainonen led the women's team with 5 points. Elvia Sõber, Piret Viirma and Joanna Sild shared second place with 3 points. Sõber had played one less game. Raido Värik became the men's team leader with 5 points, defeating Ivo Vana in the third round. Raivo Rist, Janek Jaanimäe and Villem Lüüs follow with 4 points. Rist most recently tied with Uno Plaki and Jaanimäe Lüüs. 4th round Kaari Vainonen led the women's standings with 7 points, who defeated Marika Azojan. Elvia Sõber was in second place with 5 points, who defeated Joanna Silla. Sõber had one match less. Piret Viirma was third with 4 points. Raido Värik defeated Heinar Jahu in the fourth round and continued as the sole leader with 7 points. Raivo Rist was chasing him with 6 points, who defeated Ivo Vana. Villem Lüüs and Janek Jaanimäe shared third place with 5 points. 5th round Kaari Vainonen and Elvia Sõber led the women's standings with 7 points after the fifth round. Vainonen was free and Sõber defeated Silvia Muru in the fifth round. Piret Viirma is in third place with 5 points, who tied with Marika Azojan last time. Among the men, Raido Värik defeated Janek Jaanimäe in the fifth round and continued as the sole leader with 9 points. Raivo Rist is following her with 8 points, who defeated his closest pursuer Villem Lüüs. Third place was shared by Villem Lüüs, Janek Jaanimäe and Tarmo Tulva with 5 points. 6th round Among the women, there was a double lead before the last round. Kaari Vainonen and Elvia Sõber led with 8 points. In the last round, the leaders will play each other. Piret Viirma is in third place with 6 points. Among the men, Raido Värik led with 11 points before the last round, who defeated Uno Plak in the sixth round. Raivo Rist, who was trailing him with 10 points, in turn defeated Tarmo Tulva. In the last round, Värik and Rist will play each other. Villem Lüüs continued in third place with 7 points, defeating Ivo Vana. Last round Among the women, Elvia Sõber and Kaari Vainonen shared the lead with 8 points before the last round. Sõber, who started the game clearly more aggressively, easily won a stone due to Vainonen's miscalculation, but had to give it back a few moves later. As compensation, Sõber gained a very strong position in the form of one active stone, which also became decisive in the end of the game. Sõber won the game and became the Estonian adult champion for the first time. Piret Viirma took third place with 6 points. Helina Rajasalu and Silvia Muru shared fourth and fifth places. Among the men, Raido Väriku had a 1-point lead over Raivo Rist before the last round. Right from the start of the game, Rist chose a sharp game plan, penetrating the opponent's side with a "wedge". Värik failed to limit the wedge and changed to a more passive position before the endgame when the wedge was out. However, there was no long endgame, as Värik fixed the draw at the right time with a two-stone battle, which was enough to secure the championship title with 12 points. Multiple champion Raivo Rist was second with 11 points. Villem Lüüs came third with 9 points, who defeated Tarmo Tulva in the last round. Janek Jaanimäe took fourth place with 6 points. The Vint.ee team wishes the new Estonian champions good luck!