City of Riga
Number of games in database: 15
Years covered: 1896 to 1950
Overall record: +11 -0 =4 (86.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

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C40		King's Knight Opening (3 games)
C80		Ruy Lopez, Open (2 games)
D50		Queen's Gambit Declined (2 games)
C49		Four Knights (2 games)

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page 1 of 1; 15 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Riga vs Orel Chess Club   1-0 35 1896 Riga v. Orel match C42 Petrov Defense 2. Orel Chess Club vs Riga   0-1 30 1896 Riga v. Orel match D50 Queen's Gambit Declined 3. Moscow vs Riga 0-1 24 1899 corres ARG C29 Vienna Gambit 4. Riga vs Moscow   ½-½ 25 1899 Riga v. Moscow match C67 Ruy Lopez 5. Stockholm vs Riga 0-1 29 1904 Riga v. Stockholm match C53 Giuoco Piano 6. Riga vs Berlin   1-0 31 1906 Riga v. Berlin match C49 Four Knights 7. Riga vs Moscow   ½-½ 37 1909 Riga v. Moscow match C12 French, McCutcheon 8. Moscow vs Riga 0-1 35 1911 Wire match Moscow-Riga D33 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch 9. Berlin vs Riga 0-1 54 1912 corr C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 10. Riga vs Berlin   ½-½ 40 1913 corr C49 Four Knights 11. Berlin vs Riga   0-1 44 1913 corr C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 12. Vasa vs Riga   ½-½ 30 1934 Betins mem corr C40 King's Knight Opening 13. Stockholm vs Riga   0-1 39 1934 Betins mem corr C40 King's Knight Opening 14. Sodra vs Riga   0-1 31 1934 Betins mem corr C40 King's Knight Opening 15. Riga vs Kupreichik 1-0 20 1950 URS D50 Queen's Gambit Declined

Oct-03-08    jovack: The score for the 1911 Wire match Moscow-Riga is incorrect. Riga clearly won that game. CG.com -- please correct this, check the game yourselves. May-02-09    Dredge Rivers: The capital of Latvia, I presume! Oct-31-09    Phony Benoni: In 1916, the American Chess Bulletin published a small collection of corespondence games by the Riga Chess Club, with extensive notes by the club members: http://books.google.com/books?id=Z7... The first five games given here are included.

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