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Arturs Neiksans
A Neiksans 
 

Number of games in database: 552
Years covered: 1995 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2571 (2524 rapid, 2527 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2627
Overall record: +140 -66 =172 (59.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 174 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (90) 
    B51 B52 B32 B30 B92
 Ruy Lopez (22) 
    C78 C67 C77 C63 C65
 Giuoco Piano (19) 
    C50 C53
 French Defense (12) 
    C10 C05 C03 C00 C09
 King's Indian Attack (12) 
    A07
 English, 1 c4 e5 (10) 
    A29 A20 A25 A28 A21
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (67) 
    B42 B43 B22 B47 B48
 Dutch Defense (27) 
    A88 A81 A90 A85 A84
 Queen's Indian (27) 
    E15 E17 E12 E16 E14
 Sicilian Kan (23) 
    B42 B43 B41
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    E00 A45 A46
 Sicilian Taimanov (16) 
    B47 B48 B49 B46
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Neiksans vs D Paiva, 2018 1-0
   A Neiksans vs Vachier-Lagrave, 2010 1-0
   M Palac vs A Neiksans, 2015 0-1
   P N Andreasen vs A Neiksans, 2008 0-1
   A Neiksans vs Jobava, 1997 1-0
   A Neiksans vs J Morris, 2015 1-0
   M A Maurizzi vs A Neiksans, 2019 1/2-1/2
   F Pancevski vs A Neiksans, 2011 0-1
   I Bensenousi vs A Neiksans, 2001 0-1
   D Howell vs A Neiksans, 2021 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Baltija Masters Cup (2010)
   Mielno Pearl of the Baltic Sea-A (2010)
   Latvian Championship (2018)
   Baltic zt II Stage (2018)
   Baltic zt I Stage (2018)
   European Team Championship (2011)
   Rilton Cup 2016/17 (2016)
   Riga Technical University Open (2014)
   World Junior Championship (2001)
   European Championship (2017)
   European Team Championship (2015)
   Tromso Olympiad (2014)
   Pro Chess League (2018)
   Batumi Olympiad (2018)
   Budapest Olympiad (2024)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad
   A Neiksans vs E Romanov (Sep-22-24) 1/2-1/2
   A Neiksans vs C E Murphy (Sep-21-24) 1-0
   Mohamed Ben Ammar vs A Neiksans (Sep-20-24) 0-1
   A Neiksans vs A Greet (Sep-19-24) 1-0
   Shirov vs A Neiksans (Sep-18-24) 1/2-1/2

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ARTURS NEIKSANS
(born Mar-16-1983, 42 years old) Latvia

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Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer. He was Latvian Champion in 1999, 2011, 2015 and 2019.

Wikipedia article: Arturs Neikšāns

Last updated: 2024-08-10 15:32:58

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 page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 552  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Ganguly vs A Neiksans  0-1311995Wch U12 DisneyC28 Vienna Game
2. A Neiksans vs Jobava  1-0301997Wch U14B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
3. Jobava vs A Neiksans  1-0671999Wch U16A94 Dutch, Stonewall with Ba3
4. A Neiksans vs A S Rasmussen  1-0581999Wch U16B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
5. T Oral vs A Neiksans 1-0381999European Team ChampionshipC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
6. A Neiksans vs G Bakhtadze  1-0971999European Team ChampionshipB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
7. A Neiksans vs C Gabriel  ½-½361999European Team ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
8. A Neiksans vs C Gabriel  ½-½361999EU-chT (Men)C50 Giuoco Piano
9. F Bistric vs A Neiksans  ½-½661999European Team ChampionshipA10 English
10. A Neiksans vs N Sommerbauer  ½-½251999European Team ChampionshipB49 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
11. H Erdogan vs A Neiksans  ½-½631999European Team ChampionshipA90 Dutch
12. A Huzman vs A Neiksans  1-0551999European Team ChampionshipA88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6
13. A Neiksans vs O Cvitan  0-1451999European Team ChampionshipB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
14. A Neiksans vs E Keogh  1-0281999European Team ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
15. V Popov vs A Neiksans 1-0342000Komercni Banka OpenA80 Dutch
16. P Schlosser vs A Neiksans  1-0422000Komercni Banka OpenA85 Dutch, with c4 & Nc3
17. de Firmian vs A Neiksans 1-0492000Istanbul OlympiadC42 Petrov Defense
18. A Neiksans vs N Mamedov  ½-½312000Istanbul OlympiadE67 King's Indian, Fianchetto
19. A Neiksans vs P Blehm 0-1422000Istanbul OlympiadB74 Sicilian, Dragon, Classical
20. A Kovacevic vs A Neiksans  0-1862000Istanbul OlympiadC42 Petrov Defense
21. A Neiksans vs L Schandorff  1-0352000Istanbul OlympiadB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
22. A Neiksans vs L Vajda  0-1412001World Junior ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
23. I Bensenousi vs A Neiksans  0-1492001World Junior ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
24. A Neiksans vs S Geirnaert  1-0252001World Junior ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
25. A Neiksans vs K Miton  ½-½482001World Junior ChampionshipB58 Sicilian
 page 1 of 23; games 1-25 of 552  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Nov-16-06  waddayaplay: Arturs Neiksans is an IM from Latvia, born 1983
Nov-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: Winner of the Algimantas Cesnauskas Memorial (Lithuania) in April 2009:

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr212...

Jan-08-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://www.chessbase.de/2009/kaunas...

Winner today of the blitz tournament "Dainava" (Lithuania): http://www.chess-results.com/tnr279...

Jul-18-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?...

Winner of Baltija Masters Cup 20-24 June 2010:
http://www.chess-results.com/tnr344..., congratulations!

Jul-20-10  BIDMONFA: Arturs Neiksans

NEIKSANS, Arturs
http://www.bidmonfa.com/neiksans_ar...
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Feb-09-12  wordfunph: Arturs Neiksans GM title approved by FIDE..

http://www.fide.com/component/conte...

Jul-11-15
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Arturs Neiksans wins the 49th Ilmar Raud Memorial with a score of 7/9, half a point ahead of 4 other players.

http://www.chessdom.com/gm-arturs-n...

Jun-29-19  sonia91: He just won the Spring Chess Classic C group in St Louis with 6.5/10: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-...
Aug-14-21  Albertan: This GM has a twitch channel at

https://www.twitch.tv/gmneiksans

Nov-06-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: There is a famous Dutch footballer, Johan Neeskens. I suppose that their surnames are pronounced identically.
Nov-06-21  ndg2: <offramp><I suppose that their surnames are pronounced identically>Well, the letters 's' and 'k' switch position in their names, so the pronouncation is certainly different.
Nov-06-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: I should have looked twice!
Aug-18-24  supy: A nice review of Levy's games, and the methods Neiksans used to coach https://www.chessdom.com/gothamches...

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