Juris Markauss (born June 5, 1943 in Riga) is a Latvian chess player and International Master in correspondence chess.
| Juris Markauss | |
|---|---|
 Markauss in 2012 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Born | June 5, 1943 (age 81) Riga, Latvia |
| Title | International Correspondence Chess Master (1989) |
He started to play chess as a teenager and took to the next level in high school years. In 1969, he graduated from Latvijas Universitāte and became a Candidate Master. He has performed effectively as a correspondence chess player since 1974. At international tournament "ŠAHS-25" in 1989 fulfilled the requirements for International Master.[1][2] In 1993, he represented Team World in game versus Team Russia.
Notable achievements
edit- 7th Latvian Team Championship 1976/77 – 1st table, 10½ of 14, 1st place;
- 11th Latvian Championship 1977/80 – 9½ of 13, 1st place;
- 16th USSR Championship semifinal 1981/83 – 11½ of 16, 2nd place;
- 16th USSR Championship final 1983/86 – 9½ of 18, 9th place;
- International tournament "ŠAHS-25" 1984/89 – 14 of 18 (International Master requirements – 12 points), 2nd place. Special award for the most beautiful combination;
- 9th USSR Team Championship 1988/92 - 2nd place for the team, 5th table, 14½ of 16, 1st place;
- VIII/IX World Cup round robin 1990/93 - 9 of 10, 1st place;
- 12th Chess Olympics round robin 1992/97 – 1st place for the team, 1st table, 8 of 11, 1st place;
- VIII/IX World Cup semifinal 1994/97 - 9 of 10, 1st place.
References
editExternal links
edit- 11th Latvian Championship
- International tournament "ŠAHS-25" in 1984/88
- Latvia vs Finland 1990/94
- Latvia vs Sweden 1992/95
- Latvia vs Belgium 1992/96
- Latvian Championship 1992
- ICCF 12th Olympics round robin
- Chess games of Juris Markauss[permanent dead link]
- Latvian Federation of Correspondence Chess
- Chess miniatures
- "Fernshach International", 10 – (October 1998), 513-517 p.
- Juris Markauss player details at ICCF
