Latvia’s number 1 Alexei Shirov confirmed his status as favorite and took first place at the Inčukalna District Open Chess Championship 2013 that took place on May 11th 2013 in this district of Latvia. It was the first leg...
Igor Kovalenko and Laura Rogule are 2013 Latvian champions
The 2013 edition of the Latvian Championships for men and women were held on 13th-20th April at the Mikhail Tal Chess Club in Riga. GM Igor Kovalenko maintained the lead he had after 7 rounds and, despite losing his last round...
Kovalenko leads the Latvian Championship after seven rounds
The 2013 edition of the Latvian Championships for men and women is taking place on 13th-20th April at the Mikhail Tal Chess Club in Riga. The open event has a clear leader. GM Igor Kovalenko has a 6.5/7 score and only...
Latvian Chess Championships 2013
The 2013 edition of the Latvian Championships for men and women will take place on 13th-20th April at the Mikhail Tal Chess Club in Riga. Both tournaments will be 9-round Swiss opens with a time control of 90 minutes...
Wojtaszek winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013
Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek grabbed the winner’s trophy at the Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013 after edging Russian GM Vladimir Malakhov on tie-break. Both players finished with 10,5 points from 14 games. Vassily Ivanchuk was in great position to fight...
Vladimir Petrov Memorial 2013
Latvian Chess Federation and Grandmaster Alexei Shirov have the pleasure to announce the 2013 Vladimir Petrov Memorial, which will be held on 15-17 February at the Jurmala City museum in Jurmala, Latvia. The aim of the tournament is to...
Shirov scored 9-0 at Gipslis Memorial
GM Aivars Gipslis Memorial Tournament was organized by the Latvian Chess Federation and Alexei Shirov on 9th February at the Technical University in Riga, Latvia. The tournament was held to commemorate Aivars Gipslis, eight-times Latvian champion and respected Grandmaster....
2nd International Chess Festival Riga Technical University Open
Riga Technical University and Latvian Chess Federation have an honour to announce the second “Riga Technical University Open”, which will take place on August 6-12 at the main building of Riga Technical University located in the heart of Riga...
Ilze Berzina and Vitalijs Samolins are Latvian Champions
The 2012 Latvian Chess Championships for men and women were held concurrently in Riga from 29th April to 5th May. IM Vitalijs Samolins, who emerged leader in the penultimate round of the tournament, drew IM Vladimir Sveshnikov on the...
Morozevich winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial
Alexander Morozevich winner of Vladimir Petrov Memorial Russian Grandmaster Alexander Morozevich won the Vladimir Petrov Memorial, which was held in Jurmala, Latvia, by collecting 5 points from seven games in the final stage of the competition. Morozevich won four...