Alvis Vitolinsh
Number of games in database: 114
Years covered: 1962 to 1991
Highest rating achieved in database: 2430
Overall record: +46 -31 =36 (56.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      1 exhibition game, odds game, etc. is excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (24)      B96 B80 B94 B44 B70  Ruy Lopez (13)      C69 C78 C92 C96 C75  Sicilian Najdorf (8)      B96 B94 B97  French Defense (8)      C02 C19 C16 C10 C07  Alekhine's Defense (5)      B05 B03  Petrov (5)      C42	With the Black pieces:  Sicilian (16)      B90 B92 B93 B91 B96  Sicilian Najdorf (15)      B90 B92 B93 B91 B96  Nimzo Indian (7)      E46 E51 E48 E32 E20  English (4)      A13 A19  King's Indian (4)      E70 E76 E60 E97  Bogo Indian (4)      E11

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   L Gutman vs A Vitolinsh, 1979 0-1
   A Vitolinsh vs Kholmov, 1980 1-0
   A Vitolinsh vs I Viksni, 1985 1-0
   A Vitolinsh vs V Meijers, 1989 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   98_C42 Cochrane Gambit by whiteshark

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ALVIS VITOLINSH (born Jun-15-1946, died Feb-16-1997) Latvia [what is this?] Alvis Vitolinsh was born on the 15th of June 1946 in Sigulda, Latvia (formerly USSR). Awarded the IM title in 1980 he was Latvian Champion in 1973 (jointly), 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1985 (jointly). Sadly he committed suicide by jumping onto the frozen surface of the Gauja river from a railway bridge in 1997. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvis_...

page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 114  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Vitolinsh vs V Tukmakov   ½-½ 38 1962 URS-chT C77 Ruy Lopez 2. A Vitolinsh vs V Tukmakov 1-0 34 1962 URS-ch sf B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 3. A Vitolinsh vs Koplov   1-0 20 1966 URS C56 Two Knights 4. V Zhuravlev vs A Vitolinsh   ½-½ 26 1967 24th Latvian Ch B09 Pirc, Austrian Attack 5. A Vitolinsh vs V Agzamov   1-0 46 1967 Olympiad URS C26 Vienna 6. A Vitolinsh vs L Gutman 1-0 24 1967 Riga B97 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Savon vs A Vitolinsh   1-0 32 1967 Kiev E70 King's Indian 8. A Vitolinsh vs Vilert 1-0 32 1968 Ch Chess Club Latvia C35 King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham 9. I Platonov vs A Vitolinsh   1-0 36 1968 Riga Ch Chess Club L C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) 10. A Vitolinsh vs Tseshkovsky   ½-½ 44 1972 URS-chT C66 Ruy Lopez 11. Vasiukov vs A Vitolinsh   0-1 41 1972 URS-chT B08 Pirc, Classical 12. A Vitolinsh vs Romanishin   1-0 36 1972 USSR 13/373 B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 13. A Vitolinsh vs L Gutman   1-0 23 1973 Latvia B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 14. A Shmit vs A Vitolinsh   0-1 38 1973 USSR B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 15. V Kirpichnikov vs A Vitolinsh   0-1 25 1973 Daugavpils B93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4 16. A Vitolinsh vs Bronstein 1-0 41 1975 Ol URS C16 French, Winawer 17. A Vitolinsh vs E Kengis   1-0 35 1975 LAT-ch B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 18. A Vitolinsh vs L Gutman   ½-½ 37 1975 LAT-ch B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 19. Suetin vs A Vitolinsh   ½-½ 18 1975 Olympiad URS E17 Queen's Indian 20. A Vitolinsh vs Savon   0-1 41 1976 URS-ch otbor C19 French, Winawer, Advance 21. A Vitolinsh vs Igor Ivanov   0-1 33 1977 URS B94 Sicilian, Najdorf 22. A Vitolinsh vs Bronstein   ½-½ 20 1978 Yurmala C07 French, Tarrasch 23. H Westerinen vs A Vitolinsh   1-0 36 1978 Yurmala B96 Sicilian, Najdorf 24. A Vitolinsh vs Lutikov   ½-½ 17 1978 Jurmala C75 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense 25. E Vladimirov vs A Vitolinsh 0-1 35 1978 URS-ch sf A13 English  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 114

May-03-05    Eatman: As a kid in a summer chess camp in 1980s I had the (mis)fortune of playing Petroff against visiting Vitolinsh in a simul. At the time I did not know, he was famous using Nxf7 sac even against IMs and GMs. Needless to say I was crushed in about 25 moves. There is a blitz tournament honoring his name which takes place every year in Carnikava (Latvia), his last place of residence. May-03-05    azaris: That's certainly a good way of teaching youngsters to play actively and not try to grind a draw with the Petrov. Jun-15-05    Knight13: Happy birthday, Alvis Vitolinsh! Have a nice afterlife! Oct-11-07    whiteshark: A rare picture http://canal-h.net/webs/rguerrero00... Oct-11-07    technical draw: <whiteshark> Thanks for the picture. You sure it's him and not some Country and Western singer? Oct-11-07    whiteshark: <technical draw> I've seen a better photo in a Latvian database lately, but couldn't find it anymore.... Therefore I took an old self portrait. (odd lie) Oct-11-07    Resignation Trap: <whiteshark> Could this be the photo in question: http://www.latchess.lv/coppermine/a... ? Oct-11-07    technical draw: <RT> Another great photo, but how come the pieces aren't rolling off the board? Oct-11-07    whiteshark: <Resignation Trap> yep, thank you very much !! Jun-17-08    Vitolinsh: !Hello! This is my first comment in this page. I have done this account to honor the name of Alvis Vitolinsh, one of the most wonderful and amazing player in the whole history!! Thanks Alvis! :-) Jun-17-08    firebyrd: No "Game of the day" for Alvis? With a name made for puns and the sideburns to go with it? Jun-13-09    hedgeh0g: Apparently, Vitolinsh was a friend of the great Mikhail Tal. His prowess with the Cochrane Gambit should be recognised with a GotD, in my opinion. May-03-10    Caissanist: Vitolinsh is the subject of a poignant chapter in Genna Sosonko's <Russian Silhouettes>. He was one of many chess professionals in the former Soviet Union who were hit very hard by that country's disintegration, and he was left living in horrific poverty. This appears to have been the main reason for his suicide. Jan-07-11    Wyatt Gwyon: Isn't most ice frozen? Feb-11-11    wordfunph: "Truly chess has no limits!" - IM Alvis Vitolins

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