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Edvins Kengis
E Kengis 
Photo courtesy of szachypolskie.pl 

Number of games in database: 1,556
Years covered: 1973 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2508 (2353 rapid, 2456 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2590
Overall record: +605 -166 =745 (64.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 40 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (131) 
    B50 B42 B44 B81 B40
 Reti System (117) 
    A04 A05 A06
 King's Indian Attack (75) 
    A07 A08
 English (62) 
    A15 A11 A13 A17 A14
 King's Indian (50) 
    E62 E67 E63 E60 E92
 Ruy Lopez (41) 
    C77 C80 C92 C68 C84
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (197) 
    B42 B43 B40 B22 B90
 Queen's Pawn Game (108) 
    A40 A46 E00 A45 D02
 Alekhine's Defense (100) 
    B04 B02 B03 B05
 English (95) 
    A10 A15 A13 A14 A17
 Sicilian Kan (73) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Indian (69) 
    E15 E12 E13 E17 E18
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Kengis vs Kasparov, 1973 1/2-1/2
   L Christiansen vs E Kengis, 1992 0-1
   E Kengis vs Shabalov, 1985 1-0
   V Chekhov vs E Kengis, 1991 0-1
   E Kengis vs Gufeld, 1983 1-0
   Sadler vs E Kengis, 1997 1/2-1/2
   E Kengis vs Vladimirov, 1980 1-0
   V Malaniuk vs E Kengis, 1982 0-1
   Klovans vs E Kengis, 1991 0-1
   S Atalik vs E Kengis, 1994 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Dresden Open (1996)
   Latvian Championship (1989)
   Bad Woerishofen Open (2002)
   Golden Cleopatra Open (2003)
   Estonian Championship International (2001)
   USSR Championship (Young Masters) (1980)
   Baden-Baden Open (1990)
   Groningen Open (1991)
   Australian Open 1990/91 (1990)
   Vienna Open (1990)
   Pula Open (1990)
   Cappelle Open (2003)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)
   Vienna Open (1994)
   Bundesliga 2005/06 (2005)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   The ...b6 adventures of Edvins Kengis by SwitchingQuylthulg
   Jurmala 1985 by Tabanus

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Liepajas Rokade Super
   E Kengis vs Fridman (Aug-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   E Kengis vs Khalifman (Aug-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   K Kulaots vs E Kengis (Aug-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   E Kengis vs Ehlvest (Aug-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   Kovalenko vs E Kengis (Aug-05-18) 1-0

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EDVINS KENGIS
(born Apr-12-1959, 66 years old) Latvia

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Grandmaster (1991) Edvins Paulsovich Kengis was born in Cesis, Latvia. He is an eight-time Latvian Champion.

Wikipedia article: Edvīns Ķeņģis

Last updated: 2023-09-24 08:55:16

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 page 1 of 63; games 1-25 of 1,556  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Kengis vs Kasparov ½-½541973URS-chT JuniorsB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
2. Yurtaev vs E Kengis  1-0271973URS-chT JuniorsB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
3. Gipslis vs E Kengis  1-0311974URSB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
4. A Vitolinsh vs E Kengis 1-0351975Latvian ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
5. A Shmit vs E Kengis  1-0521975Latvian ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
6. V Kirpichnikov vs E Kengis  0-1421975Latvian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
7. Vladimirov vs E Kengis  ½-½471975USSR Junior ChampionshipA15 English
8. E Kengis vs Dvoirys  ½-½291975USSR Junior ChampionshipB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
9. Kasparov vs E Kengis ½-½271975USSR Junior ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
10. E Kengis vs Z Lanka  1-0281976Latvian Team ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
11. E Kengis vs N Mankus  1-0241977Ch URS (team) (juniors)B97 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. E Kengis vs H Karner  ½-½581977Joud-VarpaA06 Reti Opening
13. E Kengis vs B Taborov  1-0581977USSR Junior ChampionshipB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
14. R Gabdrakhmanov vs E Kengis  0-1631977USSR Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
15. Kasparov vs E Kengis 1-0231977USSR Junior ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
16. E Kengis vs A Chehlov  1-0431977Latvian ChampionshipC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
17. E Kengis vs J Petkevich  ½-½351977Latvian ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
18. O Krivonosov vs E Kengis  ½-½251977Latvian ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
19. M Moskovics vs E Kengis  0-1321977Latvian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
20. E Kengis vs D Shinkar  1-0311977Latvian ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
21. I Lutskan vs E Kengis  0-1451978Latvian Chess Club ChampionshipB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
22. E Kengis vs A Vitolinsh  ½-½341978Riga CupA28 English
23. Z Gofshtein vs E Kengis 1-0311978Riga CupC11 French
24. E Kengis vs L Kaushansky  1-0331978Latvian Chess Club ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
25. E Kengis vs S Gaidarovs  0-1431978Riga CupB33 Sicilian
 page 1 of 63; games 1-25 of 1,556  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Feb-16-06  Jim Bartle: Ahh, just proves once again that great minds think alike.
Feb-16-06
Premium Chessgames Member
  tpstar: It went around the first time as "Kengis Kan" = C Kennaugh vs E Kengis, 2003
Feb-16-06  Jim Bartle: Someday, someday I'm going to come up with an original one. I'm still jealous as heck of the guy who came up with "Michael Rohde Boat Ashore."
Apr-12-06  BIDMONFA: Edvins Kengis

KENGIS, Edvins
http://www.bidmonfa.com/kengis_edvi...
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Apr-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Happy birthday GM Kengis!
Feb-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Happy birthday to Player of the Day!
Feb-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: how was he born in both February and Apr ??
Feb-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: It's just one of my funny habits. Whenever one of my favorite players makes PoTD I say "happy birthday" in advance because I'll probably forget on their real birthday.
Feb-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Mind you, I'm not the only one. Indeed I see that as recently as this morning you yourself wished Jan Cervenka a Happy Birthday 364 days in advance.
Feb-17-09  WhiteRook48: 364 days in advance?! almost never happens
Apr-12-09  wordfunph: Trivia: Edvins Kengis and Sigurd Lanka refused to play in international competitions unless the Latvian flag was used at their table in place of the Soviet one.

Happy Birthday GM Kengis!!!

Apr-12-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  SwitchingQuylthulg: Oh well, I did notice his real birthday. But I very nearly didn't, so the point is valid.

Happy real birthday, GM Kengis.

Apr-24-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Here is a quick victory by Kengis that is not in the database:

[Event "?"]
[Site "Luxembourg"]
[Date "1991.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Wolff, Stefan"]
[Black "Kengis, Edvins"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. e4 ♘f6 2. e5 ♘d5 3. c4 ♘b6 4. c5 ♘d5 5. ♘c3 c6 6. ♗c4 e6 7. ♘e4 b6 8. ♘d6+ ♗xd6 9. cxd6 O-O 10. ♕h5 ♗a6 11. d3 f6 12. ♘f3 ♘b4 13. exf6 ♕xf6 14. ♗g5 ♕f5 0-1

Soure: Bill Wall, 500 Alekhine Miniatures, Chess Enterprises, 1994

Feb-17-12  Sularus: wow! the mighty tal couldn't beat this guy in four games!
Feb-17-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Congratz for POTD. :)
Feb-17-12  waustad: Oh well, that pun was too easy. His first name could possibly be used with "Ed Wins" or "Ed Wynn" if somebody sees a way.
May-25-13  whiteshark: Belated <Happy Birthday>, GM Kengis. ;)
Apr-12-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, Edvins Kengis.
Jul-12-17  ChessHigherCat: Kengis Drawn. Latvia's great export is GMs.
May-26-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Got to looking for a loss to use as a pun: Kengis Gone. Saw "Kengis Conned" and "Kengis Kan" along the way. I also randomly picked 2 losses to fit the pun I was seeking, and both games Kengis got his Queen way out of play, and a virtual spectator:

K Aseev vs Kengis, 1997

Pelletier vs Kengis, 2004

Apr-12-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: 8 times champion of Latvia! More high profile than Victor Von Doom.
Apr-12-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Oh wait, that's Latveria I was thinking of

<If yer an innocent country bein' stomped on by some tin-plated despot? Latveria, officially Kingdom of Latveria is a small eastern European country within Europe. Its capital and largest city is Doomstadt. It was ruled by Dr. Victor von Doom aka Doctor Doom . >

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Apr-12-21  Ned Merrill: Alekhine Defense players owe him thanks.
Sep-23-23  lentil: Sadly for all the punsters here, the great conqueror's (nick)name was pronounced 'Ching Giss'.
Oct-20-23  dehanne: The Alekhine's defense master.
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