Latvian Chess Championship
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History
Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess championship started. Initially they called on the Latvian chess congresses. The first Latvian Chess Congress took place in the 1924. The most common championships have been held in Riga, but sometimes in other cities.
Championships and winners
Multiple champions
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# Men's Winner Titles Years 1 Jānis Klovāns 9 1954, 1962, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1975, 1979, 1986 2 Aivars Gipslis 8 1955-57, 1960-61, 1963-64, 1966 3 Edvīns Ķeņģis 8 1984, 1987-90, 1997, 2004-05 4 Alvis Vītoliņš 7 1973, 1976-78, 1982-83, 1985 5 Vladimirs Petrovs 4 1930, 1935, 1937, 1938 6 Alexander Koblencs 4 1941, 1945-46, 1949 7 Valērijs Žuravļovs 3 1980, 1992, 1994 8 Evgeny Sveshnikov 3 2003, 2008, 2010 9 Arturs Neikšāns 3 1999, 2011, 2015 10 Voldemārs Mežgailis 2 1944, 1950 11 Mikhail Tal 2 1953, 1965 12 Anatolijs Šmits 2 1969, 1975 13 Jusefs Petkevich 2 1974, 1985 14 Normunds Miezis 2 1991, 2005 15 Vitālijs Samoļins 2 2009, 2012 16 Igor Kovalenko 2 2013-14
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# Women's Winner Titles Years 1 Milda Lauberte 13 1937, 1943, 1948-57, 1960 2 Anda Šafranska 8 1982, 1984, 1990-91, 1993-94, 1996-97 3 Laura Rogule 8 2003, 2005-06, 2009-11, 2013, 2015 4 Astra Klovāne 7 1963-65, 1969-70, 1977-78 5 Zara Nakhimovskaya 4 1958-59, 1961-62 6 Vija Rožlapa 4 1967, 1971-72, 1974 7 Tatjana Voronova 4 1980, 1985-87 8 Dana Reizniece 4 1998-2001 9 Astra Goldmane 3 1975, 1981, 1983 10 Ilze Bērziņa 3 2004, 2008, 2012 11 Ingrīda Priedīte 2 1973, 1979 12 Ilze Rubene 2 1976, 1995 13 Ingūna Erneste 2 1989, 2002
Notes
- ↑ Match victory over Elise Vogel 4:0
- ↑ Additional tournament results: 1. Elise Vogel 3 (+3, =0, -1) 2. Emīlija Šmite 2 (+2, =0, -2) 3. Marta Krūmiņa 1 (+1, =0, -3)
- ↑ Vladimir Alatortsev played 'hors concours' in the 1945 Latvian Championship at Riga, and won the tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Igors Ždanovs 4:3 (+3, =2, -2)
- ↑ Mark Taimanov played 'hors concours' in the 1949 Latvian Championship at Riga, and won the tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Lidiya Paramonova 3,5:0,5
- ↑ Match victory over Zara Nakhimovskaya 3,5:2,5 (+2, =3, -1)
- ↑ Match victory over Ārija Jansone 3,5:1,5 (+3, =1, -1)
- ↑ Olga Ignatieva played 'hors concours' in the 1957 Latvian Women's Championship at Riga, and won the tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Aivars Gipslis 3,5:2,5 (+1, =5, -0)
- ↑ Match victory over Pēteris Kampenuss 4:3 (+3, =2, -2)
- ↑ Match victory over Astra Klovāne 2,5:1,5 (+2, =1, -1)
- ↑ Match victory over Valērijs Žuravļovs 4:2 (+3, =2, -1)
- ↑ Match victory over Ilga Kļaviņa 3,5:1,5 (+3, =1, -1)
- ↑ Match victory over Juzefs Petkēvičs 3,5:1,5 (+2, =3, -0)
- ↑ Match victory over Anda Šafranska 3:1 (+3, =0, -1)
- ↑ Match victory over Alvis Vitolinš 2:0
- ↑ Additional tournament results: 1. Edvīns Ķeņģis 2,5 (+1, =3, -0) 2. Jānis Klovāns 2 (+1, =2, -1) 3. Alvis Vitolinš 1,5 (+1, =1, -2)
- ↑ Evgeny Sveshnikov won the open tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Alvis Vitolinš 2,5:1,5 (+2, =1, -1)
- ↑ Sergey Okrugin won the open tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Jānis Daudzvārdis 2:0
- ↑ Tuulikki Laesson won the open tournament (but not the title)
- ↑ Match victory over Olita Rause 2,5:1,5 (+2, =1, -1)
- ↑ Additional match with Anda Šafranska was drawn 2:2 (+1, =2, -1) but Ilze Rubene had better Berger coefficient in main tournament
- ↑ Match victory over Juzefs Petkēvičs 2,5:1,5 (+1, =3, -0)
- ↑ Match victory over Tatjana Voronova 2,5:1,5 (+1, =3, -0) (Ventspils)
- ↑ Additional tournament results: 1. Ilmārs Starostīts 1,5 (+1, =1, -0) 2. Viesturs Meijers 1 (+1, =0, -1) 3. Rolands Bērziņš 0,5 (+0, =1, -1)
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Best of Latvian participants in "Riga Open - 2004"
- ↑ Daniil Lintchevski won the open tournament (but not the title)
External links
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