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Toms Kantans
T Kantans 
Photo by Krzysztof SzelÄ…g 

Number of games in database: 453
Years covered: 2004 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2517 (2403 rapid, 2402 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2541
Overall record: +140 -111 =89 (54.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 113 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (83) 
    B94 B51 B45 B31 B30
 Ruy Lopez (25) 
    C91 C78 C67 C72 C86
 Caro-Kann (24) 
    B12 B13 B18 B11 B10
 Sicilian Najdorf (21) 
    B94 B96 B90 B97 B99
 French Defense (20) 
    C00 C07 C03 C09 C02
 Scotch Game (14) 
    C45
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (67) 
    B29 B90 B51 B40 B22
 Grunfeld (38) 
    D85 D90 D80 D91 D74
 Sicilian Najdorf (21) 
    B90 B92 B91 B94
 English, 1 c4 c5 (13) 
    A38 A39 A35 A31 A36
 Queen's Pawn Game (11) 
    A45 D02 A46 E00 E10
 Scandinavian (11) 
    B01
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   T Kantans vs S Prasannaa, 2014 1-0
   T Kantans vs Z Mammadov, 2013 1/2-1/2
   S Irwanto vs T Kantans, 2010 0-1
   T Kantans vs M Richter, 2017 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Latvian Championship (2020)
   Riga Christmas Classic (2023)
   Baltic zt II Stage (2018)
   Rilton Cup 2024/25 (2024)
   Riga Tech Open-A (2023)
   Groningen Chess Festival (2009)
   World Junior Championship (2010)
   World Junior Championship (2014)
   Pro Chess League (2018)
   European Championship (2018)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   Chennai Olympiad (2022)
   Gibraltar Masters (2017)
   Budapest Olympiad (2024)
   FIDE Online Olympiad (2020)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Rilton Cup 2024/25
   T Kantans vs E Trost (Jan-05-25) 0-1
   F Baenziger vs T Kantans (Jan-04-25) 0-1
   T Kantans vs L Livaic (Jan-03-25) 0-1
   T Kantans vs J Seemann (Jan-02-25) 1/2-1/2
   H Sorensen vs T Kantans (Dec-31-24) 0-1

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TOMS KANTANS
(born Jan-16-1994, 31 years old) Latvia

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He became a FIDE Master in 2010 and an IM in 2014. Grandmaster in 2017.

Wikipedia article: Toms Kantāns

Last updated: 2020-01-16 07:30:01

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 page 1 of 19; games 1-25 of 453  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Beradze vs T Kantans 1-0172004EU-ch U10C01 French, Exchange
2. T Kantans vs K Shirazi  0-1432008Cappelle OpenA14 English
3. T Kantans vs L Voloshin  0-1342008Mlada Boleslav DOBA CupA09 Reti Opening
4. X Chua vs T Kantans  0-1302008Wch U14A13 English
5. T Kantans vs Swiercz  0-1442008Wch U14A15 English
6. T Kantans vs J Moussard  0-1232008Wch U14A09 Reti Opening
7. P Cramling vs T Kantans  1-033200838th Rilton Cup -9A40 Queen's Pawn Game
8. T Kantans vs R Khaetsky  1-0352009Czech Open AA89 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6
9. A Mikhalevski vs T Kantans  1-0402009Czech Open AE00 Queen's Pawn Game
10. T Kantans vs V Vojtek  1-0542009Czech Open AA09 Reti Opening
11. A Obodchuk vs T Kantans  1-0552009Czech Open AC00 French Defense
12. T Kantans vs V Pesotskyi  1-0452009Czech Open AA05 Reti Opening
13. C Koepke vs T Kantans  1-0282009Czech Open AB01 Scandinavian
14. T Kantans vs P Simek  ½-½372009Czech Open AA09 Reti Opening
15. A Mishin vs T Kantans  1-0152009Czech Open AB01 Scandinavian
16. T Kantans vs I Caspi  ½-½102009Groningen Chess FestivalD09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
17. A Deviatkin vs T Kantans  ½-½572009Groningen Chess FestivalE10 Queen's Pawn Game
18. T Kantans vs S Ernst  0-1362009Groningen Chess FestivalD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. L Cako vs T Kantans  0-1322009Groningen Chess FestivalB01 Scandinavian
20. T Kantans vs M Berkovich  1-0572009Groningen Chess FestivalA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
21. T Burg vs T Kantans  0-1742009Groningen Chess FestivalB29 Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein
22. T Kantans vs M Hoffmann  0-1282009Groningen Chess FestivalE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
23. H Poetsch vs T Kantans  1-0212009Groningen Chess FestivalC00 French Defense
24. T Kantans vs P Genov  1-0252009Groningen Chess FestivalA10 English
25. A Molina vs T Kantans  1-0312010Gibraltar MastersA10 English
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-01-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Toms Kantans http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?... won today the youth tournament Manhem Open (Gothenburg Sweden),

http://www.ssmanhem.se/aktiviteter/..., congratulations!

May-31-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Picture: http://www.parsportu.lv/f/resources...

He won today a Latvian olympiad qualifier:
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr344..., congratulations!

Jul-14-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Placed 3rd in the Latvian championship 28 June - 4 July 2010:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr356...

Aug-10-16  BIDMONFA: Toms Kantans

KANTANS, Toms
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kantans_tom...
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Feb-19-17  Paarhufer: From Robin Swinkels vs Toms Katans, 18 Feb 2017:


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Position after 61.. ♘d5+. Three moves draw, two lose. The losing moves are 62.♔d2 and 62.♔d3. It happened 62.♔d3? ♘e7 ◻ 63.♔e3 f5 ◻ 64. g4.


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64.. f4+?. Why not 64.. fxg4 and in at least two moves the Black king invades on f4. After the text, White has - despite of Black's protected passed pawn - a nice fortress!

22 moves later the position was (White to move):


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White was living by increment, but 86.♗h5? looks wrong and is wrong! 86.♔f3 is okay. After the text Black found 87.. ♔c3! and now 88.♔f3 could be answered by 88.. ♘c4!. White tried 88.♔e1, but the fortress was broken. Still interesting.

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