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Edvins Kengis
E Kengis 
Photo courtesy of szachypolskie.pl 

Number of games in database: 1,531
Years covered: 1973 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2536 (2474 rapid)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2590
Overall record: +583 -167 =746 (63.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 35 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (124) 
    B42 B50 B44 B81 B40
 Reti System (115) 
    A04 A05 A06
 King's Indian Attack (75) 
    A07 A08
 English (62) 
    A15 A11 A13 A17 A14
 King's Indian (48) 
    E62 E67 E63 E60 E92
 Ruy Lopez (40) 
    C77 C80 C84 C92 C86
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (195) 
    B42 B43 B40 B22 B90
 Queen's Pawn Game (109) 
    A40 A46 E00 A45 D02
 Alekhine's Defense (96) 
    B04 B02 B03 B05
 English (94) 
    A10 A15 A14 A11 A13
 Sicilian Kan (72) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Indian (67) 
    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
   E Kengis vs Gufeld, 1983 1-0
   Chekhov vs E Kengis, 1991 0-1
   E Kengis vs Vladimirov, 1980 1-0
   Sadler vs E Kengis, 1997 1/2-1/2
   Timman vs E Kengis, 1996 1/2-1/2
   Klovans vs E Kengis, 1991 0-1
   V Malaniuk vs E Kengis, 1981 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Latvian Championship (1989)
   Estonian Championship International (2001)
   Bad Woerishofen Open (2002)
   Dresden Open (1996)
   USSR Championship (Young Masters) (1980)
   Australian Open 1990/91 (1990)
   Vienna Open (1991)
   Vienna Open (1990)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (2003)
   Baden-Baden Open (1990)
   Vienna Open (1994)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)
   Wichern Open (1995)
   Bled Olympiad (2002)
   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
   Kovalenko vs E Kengis (Aug-05-18) 1-0
   E Kengis vs Ehlvest (Aug-05-18) 1/2-1/2
   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

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EDVINS KENGIS
(born Apr-12-1959, 64 years old) Latvia

[what is this?]

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

 page 1 of 62; games 1-25 of 1,531  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. V Kirpichnikov vs E Kengis  0-1421975Latvian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
6. A Shmit vs E Kengis  1-0521975Latvian ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
7. Kasparov vs E Kengis ½-½271975USSR Junior ChampionshipB52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
8. Vladimirov vs E Kengis  ½-½471975USSR Junior ChampionshipA15 English
9. E Kengis vs Dvoirys  ½-½291975USSR Junior ChampionshipB81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack
10. R Gabdrakhmanov vs E Kengis  0-1631977URS-ch U20B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
11. Kasparov vs E Kengis 1-0231977URS-ch U20D02 Queen's Pawn Game
12. O Krivonosov vs E Kengis  ½-½251977Latvian ChampionshipB96 Sicilian, Najdorf
13. E Kengis vs A Chehlov  1-0431977Latvian ChampionshipC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
14. E Kengis vs J Petkevich  ½-½351977Latvian ChampionshipB89 Sicilian
15. E Kengis vs D Shinkar  1-0311977Latvian ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
16. M Moskovics vs E Kengis  0-1321977Latvian ChampionshipB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
17. Z Gofshtein vs E Kengis 1-0311978URSC11 French
18. J Petkevich vs E Kengis  1-0461978LAT-chE44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
19. E Kengis vs A Vitolinsh  ½-½341978RigaA28 English
20. E Kengis vs Gaidarov  0-1431978Riga CupB33 Sicilian
21. M Khassanov vs E Kengis  1-0481979URS SpartakiadA40 Queen's Pawn Game
22. E Mochalov vs E Kengis  ½-½411979URS SpartakiadA04 Reti Opening
23. E Kengis vs B Nevednichy  1-0361979URS SpartakiadB42 Sicilian, Kan
24. E Kengis vs Klovans  0-1421979LAT-chA25 English
25. E Kengis vs E Domuls  1-0381979Baltic republics-chB12 Caro-Kann Defense
 page 1 of 62; games 1-25 of 1,531  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Feb-16-06  whatthefat: There was this:
E Kengis vs R Djurhuus, 1991
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  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 . >

<https://www.bing.com/images/search?...>

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'.
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