Toms Kantāns
| Toms Kantāns | |
|---|---|
 Kantāns in 2018 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Born | 16 January 1994 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2498 (February 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2541 (August 2017) |
Toms Kantāns (born 16 January 1994) is a Latvian chess grandmaster (2017).
Biography[]
Kantāns started playing chess at the age of six.[1] He has been a Latvian Youth Chess Champion in different age groups, and regularly participated in the European Youth and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups. In 2007, he won silver medal in European Union Youth Championship in the U14 age group,[2] but in 2008 in this same tournament won bronze medal.[3] Since 2009, Toms Kantans has regularly participated in the Latvian Chess Championships. Best results – 2nd place (2015, 2017) and 3rd place (2010, 2014). He is multiple winner of Latvian Team Chess Championship with Riga Technical University team (2010, 2012, 2015).
Kantāns played for Latvia team:
- in Chess Olympiads (2010, 2014, 2018);[4][5]
- in European Team Chess Championship participated in 2015;[6]
- in 2013 Summer Universiade chess tournament.[7]
In 2014, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title[8] and received the FIDE International Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.[9]
Personal life[]
In 2015, Kantāns married Polish chess master Anna Iwanow (born 1995).[10]
References[]
- ^ "Interview with Toms Kantans". chessnews.lv.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – U14 5. European Union Youth Championship". chess-results.com.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – U14 6. European Union Youth Championship". chess-results.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Toms Kantāns". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Toms Kantāns". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 27 World Summer Universiade M". chess-results.com.
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ Administrator. "FIDE Title Applications (GM, IM, WGM, WIM, IA, FA, IO)". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ Szacharnia (2015). "SZACHARNIA 2008 : Kolejne międzynarodowe, szachowe małżeństwo. W rolach głównych nasza Ania Iwanow i Toms Kantans z Łotwy. Niech Wam się wiedzie!!".
External links[]
- Toms Kantans player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Toms Kantans chess games at 365Chess.com
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