Olita Rause (born November 21, 1962) is a Latvian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster (WGM, 1993) and International Master (IM, 1995). She also holds the ICCF title of Correspondence Grandmaster (GM, 1998).
| Olita Rause | |
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| Country | Soviet Union Latvia |
| Born | November 21, 1962 Soviet Union |
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| FIDE rating | 2192 (June 2019) |
| Peak rating | 2360 (July 1994) |
| ICCF rating | 2684 (October 2005) |
| ICCF peak rating | 2721 (October 2002) |
Chess career edit
Rause won the silver medal in Latvian Chess Championship for women three times: 1981 (tournament won by Astra Goldmane), 1984 (tournament won by Anda Šafranska), 1994 (after she lost additional match against Anda Šafranska - 1½:2½). In 1986, Rause played for Latvia in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship in Minsk at second board.[1]
Rause played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, -4, =3).
Rause is one of strongest world's correspondence chess players. She won the ICCF World Cup VI tournament.[3]
Personal life edit
Rause graduated from the University of Latvia with a Master of Philology degree. From December 2001 to February 2017 she worked as the editor in chief for Janis Roze Publishers in Riga. Rause was married to Igors Rausis.
References edit
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ^ "Wcup-06 Final". Tables.iccf.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
External links edit
- Olita Rause rating card at FIDE
- Olita Rause player details at ICCF
- Olita Rause player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Olita Rause chess games at 365Chess.com
- Olita Rause chess games at ChessTempo.com
- Olita Rause player profile at Latvian Correspondence Chess Federation
