Ilga Kļaviņa (born March 9, 1941, Riga, Latvia as Ilga Dzenīte) is a Latvian chess player.
| Ilga Kļaviņa | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ilga Dzenīte |
| Country |  Soviet Union  Latvia |
| Born | September 3, 1941 Riga, Latvia |
Chess career edit
At the age of 16, in 1957, Ilga Kļaviņa won the Riga Chess Championship for women. She played for Latvia in 5th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Vilnius at girls board (as Dzenīte) (+1 -3 =4)[1] Her best result in the Latvian Chess Championship for women was the 2nd place in 1968 after lost additional match to Sarma Sedleniece - 1,5:3,5. Also she won three bronze medals in the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1958, 1970, and 1971.[2] Also later Ilga Kļaviņa continues to actively participate in chess competitions. In 2008, she won the women's chess championship of Vidzeme[3] but in 2011 she played in the Latvian Team Chess Championship.[4]
Personal life edit
Ilga Kļaviņa is a graduate of the Riga Polytechnical Institute as an engineer-technologist. She was married with Latvian chess master Jānis Kļaviņš (1933–2008).
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "OlimpBase :: 5th Soviet Team Chess Championship, Vilnius 1958, Latvian SSR".
- ^ http://www.chessds.lv/ Archived 2012-01-14 at the Wayback Machine Chapter "Turnīri - Latvijas čempionātu rezultāti"
- ^ "Ziemellatvija.lv - Portāls - Vietējās ziņas". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ "Latvian Team Chess Championship 2011, Higher League". Chess-Results Server. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
External links edit
- Ilga Klavina rating card at FIDE
- Ilga Kļaviņa (as Dzenīte) player profile at chessgames.com
