Maaja Ranniku [SEP] place of birth
Maaja Ranniku
Maaja Ranniku (born 1 March 1941 in Estonia - died 24 October 2004) was an Estonian chess player (represented the Soviet Union until 1991). 
She was twice the winner of the Women's Soviet Championship: in 1963 (after beating at tiebreak Tatiana Zatulovskaya 4-2) and 1967. 
She was awarded the title of Woman International Master in 1964. 
Maaja Ranniku participated to many Estonian Championships, winning the women's title 10 times (1961, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1981
3 titles : Nana Alexandria, Elisaveta Bykova, Irina Levitina, Larisa Volpert, Kira Zvorykina
- 2 titles : Anna Akhsharumova, Svetlana Matveeva, Maaja Ranniku, Olga Semenova Tyan-Shanskaya
Related pages.
- Soviet Chess Championship