Latvian Chess Player
1. Kārlis Bētiņš (1867)
Latvian Chess Player
A Latvian chess master and composer of studies. The Latvian Gambit is named in honor of him.
2. Hermanis Matisons (1894)
Latvian Chess Player
A Latvian chess player who was one of world's highest regarded chess masters in the early 1930s.
3. Movsas Feigins (1908)
Latvian Chess Player
A Latvian chess master who became the Latvian Champion in 1932.
4. Mikhail Tal (1936)
Latvian Chess Player
Soviet chess master from Latvia who became just the eighth ever World Chess Champion in 1960.
5. Teodors Bergs (1902)
Latvian Chess Player
Teodors Bergs was a Latvian chess master. In 1926 he took 2nd behind Vladimirs Petrovs and shared 2nd behind Fricis Apšenieks in Riga. He took 3rd at Riga 1930....
6. Voldemārs Mežgailis (1912)
Latvian Chess Player
Voldemārs Mežgailis was a Latvian chess master. In 1934 he took 8th Latvian Chess Championship in Riga.
7. Moissei Eljaschoff (1870)
Latvian Chess Player
Moissei Zacharowits Eljaschoff was a Lithuanian chess master He was the older brother of Dr. Israel Isidor Elyashev the first Yiddish literary critic. He won a match against Carl Carls...
8. Oleg Krivonosov (1961)
Latvian Chess Player
Oleg Krivonosov is a Latvian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 1993.
9. Mark Pasman (1932)
Latvian Chess Player
Mark Pasman was a Latvian chess player who won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1951.
10. Zigfrīds Solmanis (1913)
Latvian Chess Player
Zigfrīds Solmanis was a Latvian chess master.
11. Theodor Germann (1879)
Latvian Chess Player
Theodor Germann was a Latvian chess master. He tied for 6-8th at Riga 1899 took 5th at Riga 1900 took 6th at Dorpat 1901 tied for 6-7th at Riga...
12. Milda Lauberte (1918)
Latvian Chess Player
Milda Lauberte was a Latvian chess master. She played in two Women's World Championship tournaments sharing third place with Sonja Graf behind Vera Menchik and Clarice Benini at Stockholm 1937...
13. Edvīns Ķeņģis (1959)
Latvian Chess Player
Edvins Kengis is a Latvian chess Grandmaster. Kengis is an eight-time Latvian Champion winning the national contest in 1984 1987 1988 1989 1990 1997 2004 and 2005.
14. Juris Markauss (1943)
Latvian Chess Player
Juris Markauss is a Latvian chess player and International Master in correspondence chess. He started to play chess as a teenager and took to the next level in high school...
15. Vladimir Kirpichnikov (1948)
Latvian Chess Player
Vladimir Kirpichnikov is a Latvian chess master who won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1974.
16. Nava Starr (1949)
Latvian Chess Player
Nava Starr is one of the top female chess players in Canada. She is an eight-time Canadian Ladies' champion and a Women's International Master. She has represented Canada 12 times...
17. Normunds Miezis (1971)
Latvian Chess Player
Normunds Miezis is a Latvian chess Grandmaster.
