About Esat Duraku
Lived 1936 – 2021 (aged 84–85). Esat Duraku was an Albanian chess player.
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: 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: 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.
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Who was Esat Duraku?
Albanian chess player
When was Esat Duraku born?
Esat Duraku was born on 16 January 1936.
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Esat Duraku died in 2021.
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Esat Duraku was a chess player.
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Esat Duraku was Albanian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Esat Duraku. https://biography.guide/esat-duraku/
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