Olita Rause
| Olita Rause | |
|---|---|
| Country | Soviet Union Latvia |
| Born | November 21, 1962 Soviet Union |
| Title | Woman Grandmaster (1993) International Master (1995) ICCF Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2232 (December 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2360 (July 1994) |
Olita Rause (born November 21, 1962 in the Soviet Union) is a Latvian Woman Grandmaster (1993), International Master (1995), and International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1998).
Chess career[]
Rause won the silver medal in Latvian Chess Championship for women three times: 1981 (tournament won by Astra Goldmane), 1984 (tournament won by Anda Šafranska), 1994 (after she lost additional match against Anda Šafranska - 1½:2½). In 1986, Rause played for Latvia in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship in Minsk at second board.[1]
Rause played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, -4, =3).
Rause is one of strongest world's correspondence chess players. She won the ICCF World Cup VI tournament.[3]
Personal life[]
Rause graduated from the University of Latvia with a Master of Philology degree. From December 2001 to February 2017 she worked as the editor in chief for Janis Roze Publishers in Riga. Rause was married to Igors Rausis.
References[]
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ "Wcup-06 Final". Tables.iccf.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
External links[]
- Olita Rause rating card at FIDE
- Olita Rause player profile at chessgames.com
- Olita Rause player profile at 365chess.com
- Olita Rause player profile at chesstempo.com
- Olita Rause player profile at Latvian Correspondence Chess Federation
- 1962 births
- Living people
- Latvian female chess players
- Soviet female chess players
- Sportspeople from Riga
- University of Latvia alumni
- Chess woman grandmasters
- Chess International Masters