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.
The tournament was played over 9 rounds of Swiss system with the blitz time control of 5 min + 3 sec. The tournament is rated for FIDE Blitz elo.
GM Alexei Shirov annihilated the opposition to conclude the race with perfect 9/9 score and repeat the last year’s success.
Alexei Shirov
Final standings:
1 GM Shirov Alexei 2709 Riga – 9
2 IM Berzinsh Roland 2405 Riga – 7
3 FM Kantans Toms 2385 Garkalne – 7
4 NM Mustaps Matiss 2253 Riga – 6
5 MK Kretainis Kristaps 2228 Riga – 6
6 NM Daudzvardis Janis 2185 Ogre – 6
7 I Smislajevs Olegs 1926 Jelgava – 6
8 MK Tokranovs Dmitrijs 2116 Riga – 6
9 MK Dzjuba Vsevolod 2280 Jurmala – 5.5
10 MK Laimins Lauris 2178 Riga – 5.5
11 WIM Dolgova Olga 2227 Riga – 5.5
12 MK Melderis Uldis 2051 Plavinas – 5.5
13 MK Stepins Edgars 2102 Jelgava – 5
14 MK Agafonov Yuri 2209 Baltezers – 5
15 MK Indricans Vadims 2133 Karsava – 5
16 MK Laizans Aivars 2061 Riga – 5
17 I Sapovalovs Konstantins 1874 Riga – 5
18 MK Skuja Harijs 1967 Riga – 5
19 MK Fedorovichs Vladimirs 1947 Riga – 5
20 NM Nikolajev Denis 2312 Riga – 4.5
21 MK Rasa Gints 2062 Ogre – 4.5
22 I Stabulnieks Klavs 1824 Riga – 4.5
23 I Machevskis Edmunds 1816 Riga – 4.5
24 MK Smilga Ivars 2104 Valle – 4
25 I Sics. Maksims 1886 Riga – 4
26 I Sparnins Edgars 1834 Riga – 4
27 MK Ni Polina 1794 Riga – 4
28 I Fridmans Josifs 1961 Riga – 4
29 I Djogteva Jekaterina 1818 Riga – 4
30 I Petrovs Aleksandrs 1773 Riga – 4
31 I Pomahs Ziedonis 1793 Riga – 4
32 MK Otikova Elina 1926 Riga – 3.5
33 I Skolmeistars Uldis 1957 Salaspils – 3.5
34 I Semjonovs Ilja 1574 Riga – 3.5
35 I Karcevs Ivans 1878 Riga – 3.5
36 I Jablonskaja Anastasija 1857 Riga – 3
37 I El-Zeins Ismails 1217 Riga – 3
38 I El-Haze Zans Pols 1871 Riga – 3
39 I Zvans Maris 1588 Riga – 2
40 I Heifecs Arkadijs 1837 Riga – 2
41 II Deglis Dainis 1750 Riga – 2
