Nikita Evgenievich Meshkovs (Latvian: Ņikita Meškovs, Russian: Никита Евгеньевич Мешков; born 30 June 1994) is a Latvian chess grandmaster (2017). He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 2018.[1]
| Nikita Meshkovs | |
|---|---|
 Meshkovs in 2017 | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Born | 30 June 1994 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2541 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2586 (March 2023) |
Biography edit
Meshkovs started playing chess at the age of four. At the age of six, he became a student at the Riga Chess School. His first coach was Leonīds Borisovs.[2][3] He won six Latvian Junior Chess Championships in different age groups, and regularly participated in the European Youth and World Youth Chess Championships in different age groups.[4][5] In 2008, in Mureck he won the European Union U14 chess championship.[6] Since 2011, he has regularly participated in the Latvian Chess Championships, placing third in 2015,[7] second in 2016,[8] and winning the competition in 2018.[9] In June 2018, in Palanga he won Baltic Zonal Tournament second stage.[10] In 2019, he won the A-Group Northwest Cup Final on tie-break from Vadim Moiseenko.[11] In 2020, he won the Panevezys International Chess Festival.[12]
In July 2021, in Sochi he participated in Chess World Cup 2021 and lost in 1st round to Paraguayan grandmaster Guillermo Vázquez.[13]
In October 2022, he drew against world champion Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the European Chess Club Cup, which was Carlsen's first classical match after the Carlsen-Niemann controversy.
Nikita Meshkovs played for Latvia:
- in Chess Olympiads (2016, 2018);[14][15]
- in 2013 Summer Universiade chess tournament.[16]
In 2014, he was awarded the FIDE International Master (IM) title[17] and received the FIDE International Grandmaster (GM) title three years later.[18]
References edit
- ^ "Nikita Meshkovs and Elizabete Limanovska are the winners at Latvian Championship 2018". Chessdom.com.
- ^ ""Игра, ставшая жизнью"". chessnews.lv. Archived from the original on 2017-07-28. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Interview With Nikita Meshkovs - Latvian Chess News". chessnews.lv.
- ^ "Interview with Nikita Meskovs". chessnews.lv. Archived from the original on 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
- ^ "Latvijas Šaha Federācija". sahafederacija.lv.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "U14 6. European Union Youth Championship". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Latvian championship final-2015". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Latvian championship final-2016". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "Latvian Championship final-2018". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "2018 Baltic Zonal Tournament II Stage". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1311". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 1339". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ FIDE World Cup 2021. worldcup.fide.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "42nd Olympiad Baku 2016 Open". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open. Chess-Results.com.
- ^ Herzog, Heinz. "27 World Summer Universiade M". Chess-Results.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications - International Master (IM) - Meskovs, Nikita". ratings.fide.com.
- ^ "FIDE Title Applications - Grandmaster (GM) - Meskovs, Nikita". ratings.fide.com.
External links edit
- Nikita Meshkovs rating card at FIDE
- Nikita Meshkovs player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Nikita Meskovs chess games at 365Chess.com
