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Country
  
Latvia

Name
  
Ilze Berzina

FIDE rating
  
2320

Title
  
Woman Grandmaster

Role
  
Chess Player

Peak rating
  
2320

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Born
  
January 4, 1984 (age 40) Riga, Latvia (
1984-01-04
)

GM Evgeny Sveshnikov - WGM Ilze Berzina, Caro-Kann defense, Rapid chess


Ilze Bērziņa (January 4, 1984, Rīga) is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2009). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 2004, 2008 and 2012.

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WGM Ilze Berzina - FM Tokranovs Dmitrijs, Scandinavian defence, Rapid chess


Chess career

Ilze Bērziņa participated in World and European youth tournaments with good results:

  • In 1996, fourth place in World Girls Under-12 Championship;
  • In 1996, second place in World Girls Under-12 Championship (speed chess);
  • In 1998, third place in European Girls Under-14 Championship.

    • Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:

  • In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+4 −3 =1);
  • In 2000, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 −2 =3);
  • In 2004, at first reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+7 −3 =2);
  • In 2006, at first reserve board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+5 −2 =3);
  • In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+6 −4 =1);
  • In 2010, at third board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+7 -0 =4). Ilze Bērziņa won the bronze medal at third board;
  • In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 -2 =3);
  • In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+4 -4 =2);
  • In 2016, at third board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+6 -1 =3).

    • Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship (women):

  • In 1999, at second board in 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+3 −4 =2);
  • In 2011, at second board in 18th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+3 −4 =2);
  • In 2015, at third board in 20th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavik (+2 −2 =5).

    • Ilze Bērziņa is Latvian Chess Federation General Secretary.

    References

    Ilze Bērziņa Wikipedia
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