Edvins Kengis
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Edvins Kengis (born 12 April 1959, Cēsis
) is a Latvia
n chess Grandmaster.
Kengis is an eight-time Latvian Champion
, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005. He won the Baltic Chess Championship
at Pärnu 1985 and shared first place with Alexander Shabalov
and Alexander Malevinsky at Haapsalu 1986.
He won at Boston open 1989, tied for 2nd-4th at Lloyds Bank open 1990, won the Estonian National Championship
in Pühajärve in 2001, tied for 3rd-5th at Kilingi-Nõmme (EST-ch, Kaido Külaots
won), won the Golden Cleopatra tournament in Egypt in 2003, won the inaugural Jyri Vetemaa Memorial tournament at Pärnu 2004, and tied for 2nd-3rd with Vadim Malakhatko
at the 2009 Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen
.
Kengis represented Latvia six times in Chess Olympiads (1992–1998 and 2002–2004), once in the 3rd World Chess Team Championship at Lucerne 1993, and twice in the European Team Chess Championship at Pula 1997 and Leon 2001.
He was awarded the IM title in 1982* and the GM title in 1991.
Cesis
Cēsis , is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river overlooking the woods below...
) is a Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n chess Grandmaster.
Kengis is an eight-time Latvian Champion
Latvian Chess Championship
-History:Professional level Latvian chess players have already appeared in the nineteenth century. They participated in chess tournaments and union congresses, organized by the Riga Chess Association. After the World War I, when Latvia became an independent country, official Latvian chess...
, winning the national contest in 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2004 and 2005. He won the Baltic Chess Championship
Baltic Chess Championship
The first Baltic Chess Congress took place in Riga, Latvia , in 1899. The winner was Robert Behting, the elder brother of Karl Behting, who won a play-off game with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz. The second Baltic Chess Congress was played in Dorpat, Estonia , in 1901...
at Pärnu 1985 and shared first place with Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He was born in Latvia, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost of objective soundness...
and Alexander Malevinsky at Haapsalu 1986.
He won at Boston open 1989, tied for 2nd-4th at Lloyds Bank open 1990, won the Estonian National Championship
Estonian Chess Championship
The first unofficial Estonian Chess Championship was held in 1903, organized by a chess club formed in Reval in 1903 and named for the famous Russian master Mikhail Chigorin. After the World War I, when Estonia became an independent country, official Estonian championships started...
in Pühajärve in 2001, tied for 3rd-5th at Kilingi-Nõmme (EST-ch, Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots
Kaido Külaots is an Estonian chess Grandmaster .He won Estonian Chess Championship in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 and played for Estonia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008....
won), won the Golden Cleopatra tournament in Egypt in 2003, won the inaugural Jyri Vetemaa Memorial tournament at Pärnu 2004, and tied for 2nd-3rd with Vadim Malakhatko
Vadim Malakhatko
Vadim Malakhatko is a Ukrainian–Belgian chess grandmaster. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Ukrainian team at the 2001 World Team Chess Championship...
at the 2009 Al Saleh 8th International Open in Yemen
Yemen
The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....
.
Kengis represented Latvia six times in Chess Olympiads (1992–1998 and 2002–2004), once in the 3rd World Chess Team Championship at Lucerne 1993, and twice in the European Team Chess Championship at Pula 1997 and Leon 2001.
He was awarded the IM title in 1982* and the GM title in 1991.
Notable chess games
- Edvins Kengis vs Garry Kasparov, Vilnius LTU 1973, Sicilian Defense: Sozin Attack, Leonhardt Variation (B88), 1/2-1/2
- Larry Christiansen vs Edvins Kengis, Manila 1992, Alekhine Defense: Modern, Larsen Variation (B04), 0-1
- Edvins Kengis vs Francisco Vallejo-Pons, Bled Olympiad 2002, Wade Defense: General (A41), 1-0