Feliks Kibbermann


Feliks Kibbermann was an Estonian chess master, philologist of German language, lexicographer and pedagogue.

Chess

Before World War II, he tied for 3rd-5th with Ilmar Raud and Viktor Uulberg in the 5th Estonian Championship at Tallinn 1933, and lost a match to Paul Keres at Tallinn 1935. Kibbermann represented Estonia in the 6th Chess Olympiad at Warsaw 1935. In October 1937, he played in a training tournament in Tallinn.
During the war, he shared first with Johannes Türn in 11th EST-ch at Tallinn 1941, but lost a play-off match for the title. He participated in Estonian championships in 1942 and 1943, both won by Keres. In 1946, he tied for 11-12th in Tallinn.

Philologist