Toms Kantāns (born 16 January 1994) is a Latvian chess grandmaster (2017), Latvian Chess Championship winner (2023).
| Toms Kantāns | |
|---|---|
 Kantāns in 2022 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Born | 16 January 1994 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2490 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2541 (August 2017) |
Biography
editKantāns 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 – 1st place (2023),[4] 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). In August 2022, Kantāns finished second in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.[5] In June 2023, in Montreal, he won the international chess tournament Canadian Transnational 2023 - Classic Crown.[6]
Kantāns played for Latvia team:
- in Chess Olympiads (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024);[7][8][9]
- in European Team Chess Championship participated in 2015;[10]
- in 2013 Summer Universiade chess tournament.[11]
In 2014, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title[12] and received the FIDE International Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.[13]
Personal life
editIn 2015, Kantāns married Polish chess master Anna Iwanow (born 1995).[14]
References
edit- ^ "Interview with Toms Kantans". chessnews.lv. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Latvian Men's Chess Championship 2023
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Riga Technical University Open 2022 - Tournament A". chess-results.com.
- ^ Canadian Transnational 2023 - Classic Crown
- ^ "OlimpBase :: Men's Chess Olympiads :: Toms Kantāns". www.olimpbase.org.
- ^ "Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com – 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open". chess-results.com.
- ^ 45th Chess Olympiad Budapest 2024 Open
- ^ "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
edit- Toms Kantans player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Toms Kantans chess games at 365Chess.com
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