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🏆 Latvian Championship (1953)

  PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games)
Alexander Koblents, Mikhail Tal, Aivars Gipslis, Janis Klovans, Israel Zilber, Janis Mileika, Zigfrids Solmanis, Ivan Yeropov, Peteris Kampenuss, Igors Zdanovs, Mark Pasman, Igor Blek, E Ruja, Semenkin, Karlis Klasups, Janis Klavins, Roberts Skuja, M Graduss, Reinholds Balins, Zigurds Pigits

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Latvian Championship (1953)

Only a handful of games are available. Tal won with 14.5 / 19. Some semifinal games can be found here: LAT-ch sf (1953).

Source: [rusbase-1].

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 26  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Balins vs Tal 0-1341953Latvian ChampionshipA96 Dutch, Classical Variation
2. Klovans vs I Yeropov  0-1311953Latvian ChampionshipC19 French, Winawer, Advance
3. Klovans vs K Klasups  1-0281953Latvian ChampionshipC12 French, McCutcheon
4. Z Pigits vs Z Solmanis  1-0201953Latvian ChampionshipB72 Sicilian, Dragon
5. I Zilber vs R Balins  1-0431953Latvian ChampionshipD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
6. Koblents vs K Klasups  1-0471953Latvian ChampionshipA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
7. K Klasups vs M Pasman  0-1231953Latvian ChampionshipE37 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
8. Koblents vs I Zdanovs  1-0231953Latvian ChampionshipA97 Dutch, Ilyin-Genevsky
9. Gipslis vs J Mileika  1-0191953Latvian ChampionshipE47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
10. Tal vs I Zilber 1-0381953Latvian ChampionshipB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
11. Tal vs M Pasman 1-0401953Latvian ChampionshipB93 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4
12. M Graduss vs Tal 0-1211953Latvian ChampionshipE68 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Variation, 8.e4
13. J Klavins vs Tal ½-½311953Latvian ChampionshipE25 Nimzo-Indian, Samisch
14. J Mileika vs Tal 0-1231953Latvian ChampionshipA60 Benoni Defense
15. Z Solmanis vs Tal 0-1461953Latvian ChampionshipE61 King's Indian
16. Tal vs I Yeropov 1-0471953Latvian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
17. Tal vs P Kampenuss 1-0371953Latvian ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
18. Tal vs I Zdanovs 1-0241953Latvian ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
19. P Kampenuss vs I Blek  1-0621953Latvian ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
20. I Zdanovs vs J Mileika  ½-½251953Latvian ChampionshipE64 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav System
21. Semenkin vs Z Solmanis  ½-½581953Latvian ChampionshipC45 Scotch Game
22. E Ruja vs I Zilber  0-1731953Latvian ChampionshipC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
23. I Zdanovs vs R Skuja  1-0591953Latvian ChampionshipD32 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
24. Klovans vs P Kampenuss  1-0361953Latvian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
25. J Klavins vs K Klasups  1-0381953Latvian ChampionshipC11 French
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