Estonian Chess Championship

The Estonian Chess Championship is played to determine the Estonian champion in chess.

Iivo Nei won eight Estonian Chess Championship titles.

Kaido Külaots is the current chess player with the nine titles.

The first unofficial championship in Estonia was held in 1903 and was organized by a chess club from Tallinn (then Reval, Russian Empire). After World War I, Estonia became independent. In 1923, the first official Estonian championship was held in Tallinn and has since been organized on an annual basis. In 1945, the first women's championship was held.

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