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Chess in Latvia was always associated with the World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936-1992). However just a year younger then him, GM Aivars Gipslis (1937-2000) was a full fledged Grandmaster since 1967 and representing first the republic in Spartakiads then the country in international tournaments. Participant of several Soviet championships, an I [...]
Aivars Gipslis Memorial 4-7 May 2018
Aivars Gipslis was Latvian champion a total of eight times, from 1955 to 1966 and a regular competitor in the Soviet championship. His long career included training World Women’s Champion Nona Gaprindashvilly and editing the Latvian Chess Magazine since 1963.
I was lucky enough to meet him in Biel, Switzerland in 1996. We played and had [...]
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