Igor Kovalenko leads the Latvian Championship after seven rounds

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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 drew one game against second placed GM Arturs Neiksans. Living legend GM Evgeny Sveshnikov is in third place with 5/7 and a better tiebreak score than Kristaps Kretainis.

WIM Katrina Skinke is the sole leader in the women’s event with 5.5/7 points.

The prize fund in the main event amounts to 2.800 Latvian Lats (approx. 5.200 US dollars), with 700 LVL reserved for the winner.

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Standings after 7 rounds – Open Tournament:

1	GM	Kovalenko Igor	2596	Riga	6.5
2	GM	Neiksans Arturs	2539	Riga	5.5
3	GM	Sveshnikov Evgeny	2534	Riga	5.0
4	NM	Kretainis Kristaps	2228	Riga	5.0
5	IM	Sveshnikov Vladimir	2434	Riga	4.5
6	MK	Bernotas Arturs	2268	Riga	4.5
7	FM	Meskovs Nikita	2328	Riga	4.0
8	NM	Klimakovs Sergejs	2248	Riga	4.0
9	MK	Tokranovs Dmitrijs	2110	Riga	4.0
10	FM	Lavendelis Egons	2337	Riga	4.0
11	IM	Antoms Guntars	2376	Riga	4.0
12	NM	Putka Verners	2321	Ogre	4.0
13	MK	Dunaveckis Deniss	2043	Daugavpils	4.0
14	MK	Starcevs Dmitrijs	2123	Riga	4.0
15	FM	Kantans Toms	2356	Garkalne	3.5
16	MK	Stepins Edgars	2102	Jelgava	3.5
17	IM	Berzinsh Roland	2411	Riga	3.0
18	MK	Osis Renars	2143	Riga	3.0
19	FM	Krustkalns Kristaps	2244	Carnikava	3.0
20	MK	Rasa Gints	2085	Ogre	3.0
21	MK	Vins Aleksis	1915	Riga	3.0
22	MK	Visockis Janis	2144	Riga	3.0
23	MK	Kalnins Kristaps	2280	Riga	2.5
24	MK	Krilovs Nikolaijs	2013	Jekabpils	2.0
25	NM	Daudzvardis Janis	2185	Eglaine	2.0
26	MK	Mierins Eriks	2105	Baldone	2.0
27	MK	Shumskis Aleksandrs	1853	Riga	1.5
28	GM	Miezis Normunds	2556	Olaine	1.0
29	MK	Indricans Olgerts	2120	Rezekne	1.0

Standings after 7 rounds – Women’s Tournament:

1	WIM	Skinke Katrina	2207	Riga	5.5
2	WGM	Rogule Laura	2306	Riga	5.0
3	WGM	Berzina Ilze	2292	Riga	5.0
4	I	Parhomenko Margarita	1641	Riga	5.0
5	I	Golubeva Marija	1787	Riga	4.5
6	I	Dombrovska Stefanija	1543	Daugavpils	4.0
7	WFM	Ungure Liga	2043	Riga	4.0
8	MK	Otikova Elina	1926	Riga	4.0
9	MK	Matisone Dana	1719	Riga	3.5
10	MK	Rogule Agnija	2099	Riga	3.5
11	I	Djogteva Jekaterina	1789	Riga	3.5
12	I	Ziljaeva Veronika	1633	Riga	3.0
13	I	Kane Marta	1839	Kuldiga	2.5
14	I	Migunova Aleksandra	1601	Jurmala	2.5
15	I	Jablonskaja Anastasija	1261	Riga	2.5
16	I	Dernova Arina	1810	Riga	2.0
17	I	Kannina Krista	1833	Riga	1.5
18	I	Cernavska Olga	1806	Riga	1.5