Arvīds Tālavs (before the change surname was Arvīds Taube;[1] 3 January 1906[2] – 17 April 1992[3]) was a Latvian chess player.
| Arvīds Tālavs | |
|---|---|
| Country | Latvia Canada |
| Born | 3 January 1906 Lazdona Parish, Russian Empire |
| Died | 17 April 1992 (aged 86) Victoria, Canada |
Biography
editArvīds Tālavs (Taube) was born in the Lazdona Parish of the present Madona Municipality. In 1924 he graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. From 1924 to 1936 Arvīds Tālavs studied economics at the Faculty of National Economy and Law in University of Latvia.[4]
He was a good chess player. Arvīds Tālavs played for Latvia in the Chess Olympiads:[5]
- In 1928, at fourth board in the 2nd Chess Olympiad in The Hague (+3, =5, -7),
- In 1930, at fourth board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in Hamburg (+4, =4, -9).
During World War II Arvīds Tālavs left Latvia. In 1944 Arvīds Tālavs moved to Germany, and in 1949 he emigrated to Australia, then he lived permanently in Canada until the end of his life.
References
edit- ^ "Laiks Nr.68/1954 (25.08.1954)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2019-11-29.
- ^ "TALAVS Arvids born 1906 Nationality: Latvian - Arrived Adelaide per Oxfordshire 25 May 1949". May 25, 1949 – via National Archives of Australia.
- ^ "FamilySearch".
- ^ "LVVA Studentu datubāze". www.archiv.org.lv.
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Arvīds Taube". www.olimpbase.org.
External links
edit- Arvids Talavs player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Arvīds Tālavs chess games at 365chess.com
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