Ilze Bērziņa (born 4 January 1984 in Rīga) is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2009). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2019[1][2] and 2024.[3]

Ilze Bērziņa
Bērziņa in 2016
Country Latvia
Born (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 40)
Rīga, Latvia
TitleWoman Grandmaster (2009)
Peak rating2323 (December 2016)

Chess career

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Ilze Bērziņa participated in World and European youth tournaments with good results:

Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[7]

Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship (women):[11]

  • In 1999, at second board in 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+3 −4 =2);
  • In 2011, at second board in 18th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+3 −4 =2);
  • In 2015, at third board in 20th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+2 −2 =5);
  • In 2019, at third board in the 22nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+2, =1, -4).[12]

Ilze Bērziņa was Latvian Chess Federation General Secretary.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Latvian women championship-2012 final 29.04.-05.05". chess-results.com.
  2. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Latvijas 2019. gada čempionāts šahā sievietēm". chess-results.com.
  3. ^ Latvijas 2024.gada sieviešu čempionāta fināls
  4. ^ "Wch U12 Girls 1996 – 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  5. ^ "Wch U12 Disney Girls 1996 – 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  6. ^ "EU-ch U14 Girls 1998 – 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com. 8 July 1998. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  7. ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Women's Chess Olympiads: Ilze Bērziņa". OlimpBase. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  8. ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "39th Chess Olympiad (women), Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Latvia". OlimpBase. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad - Results Page". Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women". chess-results.com.
  11. ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "European Women's Team Chess Championship: Ilze Bērziņa". OlimpBase. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
  12. ^ "22nd European Team Chess Championship 2019 Women Section". chess-results.com.
  13. ^ "Šaha federācijas vadītāja amatā Šmidre vairos šaha popularitāti » LATVIJAS ŠAHA FEDERĀCIJA". Sahafederacija.lv. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
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