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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 for the whole game plus 30 seconds increments from move one.

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.

The men’s event counts with 28 registered players, including 3 GMs and 1 IM. The first seeded players are GM Normunds Miezis, GM Artur Neiksans and GM Evgeny Sveshnikov.

Official website

Miezis Normunds

GM Normunds Miezis

Participants – Men’s Tournament:

1 GM Miezis Normunds LAT 2556
2 GM Neiksans Arturs LAT 2539
3 GM Sveshnikov Evgeny LAT 2534
4 IM Sveshnikov Vladimir LAT 2434
5 FM Kantans Toms LAT 2356
6 FM Lavendelis Egons LAT 2337
7 FM Meskovs Nikita LAT 2328
8 NM Putka Verners LAT 2321
9 MK Kalnins Kristaps LAT 2280
10 MK Bernotas Arturs LAT 2268
11 NM Klimakovs Sergejs LAT 2248
12 FM Krustkalns Kristaps LAT 2244
13 NM Kretainis Kristaps LAT 2228
14 NM Daudzvardis Janis LAT 2185
15 MK Klochan Jevgeny LAT 2179
16 MK Sermons Uldis LAT 2144
17 MK Visockis Janis LAT 2144
18 MK Osis Renars LAT 2143
19 MK Starcevs Dmitrijs LAT 2123
20 MK Indricans Olgerts LAT 2120
21 MK Tokranovs Dmitrijs LAT 2110
22 MK Mierins Eriks LAT 2105
23 MK Stepins Edgars LAT 2102
24 MK Rasa Gints LAT 2085
25 MK Dunaveckis Deniss LAT 2043
26 MK Krilovs Nikolaijs LAT 2013
27 MK Vins Aleksis LAT 1915
28 MK Shumskis Aleksandrs LAT 1853

Participants – Women’s Tournament:

1 WGM Rogule Laura LAT 2306
2 WGM Berzina Ilze LAT 2292
3 WGM Reizniece-Ozola Dana LAT 2273
4 WIM Skinke Katrina LAT 2207
5 MK Rogule Agnija LAT 2099
6 MK Otikova Elina LAT 1926
7 I Kane Marta LAT 1839
8 I Djogteva Jekaterina LAT 1789
9 I Golubeva Marija LAT 1787
10 I Matisone Dana LAT 1719
11 I Litvjakova Darija LAT 1666
12 I Parhomenko Margarita LAT 1641
13 I Ziljaeva Veronika LAT 1633
14 I Dernova Arina LAT 1810
15 I Cernavska Olga LAT 1806

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