Guntars Antoms (Latvian: Guntars Antoms; born July 24, 1960, in Riga) is a Latvian lawyer and chess player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (2001).
Guntars Antoms | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Latvia |
| Born | July 24, 1960 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | International Master (2001) |
| FIDE rating | 2315 (June 2022) |
| Peak rating | 2486 (July 2001) |
Chess career
editHis first success came at the age of 14 when he won 4th place at the Latvian Junior Championship. Three years later he shared first place with Edvīns Ķeņģis at the Latvian Junior Championship. Antoms has been a steady participant in Latvian Chess Championship finals but in 2001 he won this tournament (ahead grandmasters Viesturs Meijers, Arturs Neikšāns, Jānis Klovāns, Zigurds Lanka, Ilmārs Starostīts). He was awarded the International Master title in 2001. Guntars Antoms is a member of board and vice president of Latvian Chess Federation.[1]
Antoms played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 2004, at second reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+1 −2 =1).
He played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[3]
- In 2001, at fourth board in Leon (+0 −2 =2).
Lawyer career
editAntoms graduated from Faculty of Law the University of Latvia. He is Baltic International Arbitration court attorney at law, member of the presidium[4] and member of Latvian Criminal Bar Association.[5]
References
edit- ^ autors: egons.lavendelis. "Kontakti » Latvijas Šaha Federācija". Sahafederacija.lv. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Guntars Antoms". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ Wojciech Bartelski. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Guntars Antoms". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "Baltijas Starptautiskā Šķīrējtiesa". Arbitration.lv. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
- ^ "Biedri: Latvijas Krimināllietu advokātu biedrība". Lkab.lv. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
External links
edit- Guntars Antoms rating card at FIDE
- Guntars Antoms player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Guntars Antoms chess games at 365Chess.com
- Guntars Antoms chess games at ChessTempo.com
