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The Latvian Chess Championship (Latvian : Latvijas Šaha čempionāts ) is the annual national chess tournament of Latvia among men and women players, which was established in 1924. It is organized by the Latvian Chess Federation (Latvian : Latvijas Šaha federācija ), previously - Latvian Chess Union (Latvian : Latvijas Šaha savienība ).
Mikhail Tal was winner twice - in 1953 and 1965.
Jānis Klovāns won the Latvian Championship nine times: 1954, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, and 1986.
Edvīns Keņģis is an eight-time Latvian Champion, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005.
Laura Rogule won the Latvian Chess Championship for women thirteen times: 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
Dana Reizniece-Ozola won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001.
History [ edit ]
The first professional Latvian chess players can be traced back to the 19th century, when Latvia was a part of the Russian Empire . They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association which was founded in 1890. After World War I and the Latvian War of Independence and the establishment of the Latvian Chess Union in 1924, the official Latvian chess championship tradition was started as the Latvian Chess Congresses. The first Latvian Chess Congress took place in 1924 in Riga .[1]
After the start of the Soviet occupation of Latvia the 1940 edition was not held, but in 1941 the first Chess Championship of the Latvian SSR was played. The tournament was also played once during the German occupation during WWII , in 1943. After the restoration of Latvian independence , the Latvian Championship returned in 1990.
The tournament has been mostly held in the capital Riga and the village of Mežezers of Pļaviņas Municipality in southern Vidzeme .
Championships and winners [ edit ]
Multiple champions [ edit ]
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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
Aleksandrs Koblencs
4
1941, 1945–46, 1949
7
Arturs Neikšāns
4
1999, 2011, 2015, 2019
8
Valerij Zhuravliov
3
1980, 1992, 1994
9
Evgeny Sveshnikov
3
2003, 2008, 2010
10
Fricis Apšenieks
2
1927, 1934
11
Voldemārs Mežgailis
2
1944, 1950
12
Mikhail Tal
2
1953, 1965
13
Anatolijs Šmits
2
1969, 1975
14
Juzefs Petkēvičs
2
1974, 1985
15
Normunds Miezis
2
1991, 2006
16
Vitālijs Samoļins
2
2009, 2012
17
Igor Kovalenko
2
2013-14
18
Zigurds Lanka
2
1993, 2020
19
Ilmārs Starostīts
2
2002, 2022
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Women's Winner
Titles
Years
1
Milda Lauberte
13
1937, 1943, 1948–57, 1960
2
Laura Rogule
13
2003, 2005–06, 2009–11, 2013, 2015–16, 2020–23
3
Anda Šafranska
8
1982, 1984, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1996–97
4
Astra Klovāne
7
1963-65, 1969–70, 1977–78
5
Ilze Bērziņa
5
2004, 2008, 2012, 2019, 2024
6
Zara Nakhimovskaya
4
1958-59, 1961–62
7
Vija Rožlapa
4
1967, 1971–72, 1974
8
Tatjana Voronova
4
1980, 1985–87
9
Dana Reizniece
4
1998-2001
10
Astra Goldmane
3
1975, 1981, 1983
11
Ingrīda Priedīte
2
1973, 1979
12
Ilze Rubene
2
1976, 1995
13
Ingūna Erneste
2
1989, 2002
^ 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 Valerij Zhuravliov 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 Vītoliņš 2:0
^ Additional tournament results: 1. Edvīns Ķeņģis 2,5 (+1, =3, -0) 2. Jānis Klovāns 2 (+1, =2, -1) 3. Alvis Vītoliņš 1,5 (+1, =1, -2)
^ Evgeny Sveshnikov won the open tournament (but not the title)
^ Match victory over Alvis Vītoliņš 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 the better Berger coefficient in the 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)
^ a b Best of Latvian participants in "Riga Open - 2004"
^ Daniil Lintchevski won the open tournament (but not the title)
External links [ edit ]
Latvian Chess Federation website (tournament)
Whyld, Ken (1986), Chess: The Records , Guinness Books, pp. 104–105, ISBN 0-85112-455-0 (results through 1985)
Popovsky, Alexey, Russian Chess Base chapter "Championships of Republics" (Latvian Championships results: 1941–1990)
Daugavpils Chess , archived from the original on 2012-01-14, retrieved 2011-05-18 chapter『Turnīri - Latvijas čempionātu rezultāti』(Latvian Championships results: 1924–1993)
Crowther, Mark (17 March 2003), THE WEEK IN CHESS 436: Latvian Championships 2003 , London Chess Center
Crowther, Mark (23 August 2004), THE WEEK IN CHESS 511: Riga 2004 , London Chess Center
Crowther, Mark (23 May 2005), THE WEEK IN CHESS 550: Latvian Championships , London Chess Center
Crowther, Mark (17 April 2006), THE WEEK IN CHESS 597: Latvian Championships , London Chess Center
Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade (in Latvian), Riga: Avots (results through 1979)
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