Esat Duraku

Albanian chess player (1936–2021)

Esat Duraku
Country	Albania
Born	(1936-01-16)16 January 1936
Died	2 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

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]

In 1962, at second board in the 15th Chess Olympiad in Varna (+5, =8, -3),
In 1970, at second board in the 19th Chess Olympiad in Siegen (+5, =5, -6).

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

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