Salme Rootare

{{short description|Estonian chess player (1913–1987)}} {{Infobox chess player|name=Salme Rootare|birth_date={{Birth date|1913|03|26}}|birth_place=Tallinn, Estonia|death_date={{Death date and age|1987|10|21|1913|03|26}}|death_place=|title=Woman International Master (1957)|country=Estonia|medaltemplates=|peak_rating=}}

'''Salme Rootare''' (March 26, 1913, Tallinn – October 21, 1987) was an Estonian chess master.

She was fifteen times Estonian Champion (1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, and 1972).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tulemused |url=https://www.sport24.ee/ |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.sport24.ee}}</ref>

Salme tied for 4-5th at Plovdiv 1959 (Candidates Tournament, Women's World Chess Championship).<ref>{{Cite web |title=1959 Candidates Tournament : World Chess Championship (women) |url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/59wo$cix.htm |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=www.mark-weeks.com}}</ref> She beat Ludmilla Rudenko, the all-USSR women's champ 1950–1953, at least once, in 1956 in recorded tournament play, when Rudenko, believing she was would be mated on her next move, resigned. It wasn't until later that both players realised that Rudenko had a saving move.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The ultimate blunder |url=https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/resigntxt.htm |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=timkr.home.xs4all.nl}}</ref>

She received the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM) in 1957.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Salme was married to Vidrik Rootare, known as Frits.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

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