Rootare, Salme




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1942  540  2194 (55) 15
1943  699  2142 (53) 11
1944  861  2083 (58) 0
1945  980  2024 (57) 15
1946  1021  1981 (64) 0
1947  928  1939 (68) 0
1948  657  1896 (68) 19

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Rootare, Salme Jaakobovna  
Born: 26 Mar. 1913
Died: 21 Oct. 1987
 
Notes:
Gaige gives date of birth as 27-03-1913; chessgames.com gives date of birth as 26-03-1913.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1941-1946, page 357
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1947-1950, page 475
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 359
Web
   Spektrowski.  [Pioneers of Soviet Women's Chess]
   [Salme Rootare]

Tournament data

Tallinn 1942     10th Estonian Championship     10  /  15
Tallinn 1943     11th Estonian Championship     4  /  11
Tallinn 1945     13th Estonia Championship     2.5  /  15
Riga 1948     Spartak Championship     0.5  /  19

Player information updated: 11 Jun. 2026