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Igors Rausis
I Rausis 
 

Number of games in database: 702
Years covered: 1986 to 2018
Highest rating achieved in database: 2685
Overall record: +243 -112 =309 (59.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 38 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (64) 
    B22 B40 B30 B51 B52
 Queen's Pawn Game (35) 
    D02 A45 A46 A40 A50
 Ruy Lopez (27) 
    C69 C63 C67 C68 C85
 King's Indian (20) 
    E76 E64 E63 E60 E97
 Ruy Lopez Exchange (19) 
    C69 C68 C85
 Slav (14) 
    D11 D10 D17 D14 D12
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (58) 
    D02 A41 A40 D00 E00
 Sicilian (36) 
    B32 B27 B22 B30 B52
 Slav (32) 
    D10 D11 D17 D14 D16
 Caro-Kann (31) 
    B18 B12 B13 B10 B14
 Ruy Lopez (27) 
    C78 C67 C69 C77 C65
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (24) 
    D20 D27 D21 D24 D28
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   K Bruederle vs I Rausis, 1990 0-1
   C Ward vs I Rausis, 1992 0-1
   H Sorensen vs I Rausis, 1989 0-1
   G Kotenko vs I Rausis, 1988 0-1
   I Rausis vs Van Wely, 1992 1-0
   R Schmid vs I Rausis, 1999 0-1
   I Rausis vs Miles, 1996 1/2-1/2
   I Rausis vs S Buecker, 1990 1/2-1/2
   S Galdunts vs I Rausis, 2001 0-1
   P Freisler vs I Rausis, 2017 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   TSV Willsbach (1997)
   Uxbridge-A (2009)
   Las Palmas Open (1999)
   Badalona 2nd (2003)
   Cesenatico Open (2007)
   Isle of Man Open (1997)
   Golden Cleopatra Open (2003)
   Cappelle Open (1993)
   Latvian Championship (1989)
   Isle of Man Open (1998)
   Czech Championship (2014)
   Eikrem Memorial (1996)
   Cappelle-la-Grande Open (1998)
   Cannes Open (1990)
   Wichern Open (1999)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   0ZeR0's collected games volume 97 by 0ZeR0

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 TV2 Fagernes GM Open
   I Rausis vs A Ziegler (Mar-25-18) 1-0
   A Aleksandrov vs I Rausis (Dec-17-17) 1-0, rapid
   I Rausis vs A Batashevs (Dec-17-17) 1-0, rapid
   I Rausis vs P Mulet (Dec-17-17) 1-0, rapid
   I Berzina vs I Rausis (Dec-17-17) 1/2-1/2, rapid

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IGORS RAUSIS
(born Apr-07-1961, died Mar-28-2024, 62 years old) Latvia (federation/nationality Czech Republic)

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Ex-Grandmaster and FIDE Trainer Rausis played for the Czech Chess Federation. He was Latvian Champion in 1995. In his fifties, Rausis experienced an increase of over 200 points in his rating, putting him among the top 100 players in the world and taking his rating to almost 2700. In July 2019, he was accused of cheating by using a mobile phone in the bathroom during a game. Rausis subsequently pled guilty and in December 2019, FIDE revoked his GM title and banned him from OTB play or other involvement in official competition for six years until July 2025. Rausis was previously married to Olita V Rause, with whom he had two children.

Wikipedia article: Igors Rausis
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Last updated: 2024-03-29 09:33:36

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 page 1 of 29; games 1-25 of 709  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Shabalov vs I Rausis  1-0341986Latvian ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
2. Klovans vs I Rausis  1-0391986Latvian ChampionshipB77 Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack
3. I Rausis vs Shirov 0-1251986Latvian ChampionshipB02 Alekhine's Defense
4. I Rausis vs A Kveinys  0-1431986Latvian ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
5. G Kotenko vs I Rausis 0-1361988W-ch GT247 corrD02 Queen's Pawn Game
6. J Adamski vs I Rausis  ½-½351989Lyngby opA09 Reti Opening
7. I Rausis vs J Boudre  1-0401989Lyngby opC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
8. I Rausis vs Khalifman  ½-½541989Bad Mergentheim OpenC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
9. M Pavlovic vs I Rausis  0-1291989Peer GyntB30 Sicilian
10. J Kristiansen vs I Rausis 1-0181989Lyngby opA21 English
11. T Ernst vs I Rausis  1-0361989Peer GyntB07 Pirc
12. I Rausis vs F Seyl  ½-½221989Bad Mergentheim opB22 Sicilian, Alapin
13. I Rausis vs Van Wely  1-0401989Lyngby opB07 Pirc
14. I Farago vs I Rausis  0-1501989Peer GyntD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. W Kruszynski vs I Rausis  0-1431989Lyngby opB30 Sicilian
16. I Rausis vs Klovans  0-1381989Latvian ChampionshipD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. N Alexandria vs I Rausis  0-1201989Latvian ChampionshipA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
18. Shabalov vs I Rausis  0-1301989Latvian ChampionshipB32 Sicilian
19. V Zhuravliov vs I Rausis  1-0921989Latvian ChampionshipA21 English
20. I Rausis vs A Shmit  1-0931989Latvian ChampionshipA43 Old Benoni
21. I Rausis vs A Chehlov  1-0431989Latvian ChampionshipD02 Queen's Pawn Game
22. V Meijers vs I Rausis ½-½2001989Latvian ChampionshipC69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation
23. I Rausis vs V Shulman  0-1501989Latvian ChampionshipC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
24. A Sokolov vs I Rausis  ½-½511989Latvian ChampionshipA21 English
25. E Kengis vs I Rausis  ½-½441989Latvian ChampionshipA09 Reti Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Dec-06-19  Carrots and Pizza: He shouldn’t be stripped of his GM title. He earned it a long time ago.
Dec-06-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <back in 1992, when even I could give any computer a piece odds and win the game without much troubles.>

1982, maybe.

<He shouldn’t be stripped of his GM title.>

Is Rausis the first to have a FIDE title rescinded for cheating? No doubt FIDE would resist suggestions that they revoke titles for non-chess related crimes or misdemeanours.

Dec-07-19  jith1207: He's clearly a Russian Spy, doing his part time job in between games.

Proof?

Rausis is an Anagram for Russia. ;)

I hope the other job continues to provide the major share of financial support for him.

Dec-07-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: <Is Rausis the first to have a FIDE title rescinded for cheating?>

See Gaioz Nigalidze

Dec-07-19  jith1207: I'm sure the FIDE has a separate folder archive of photos of various chess players attending to their nature calls in bathroom stalls during tournament games.

If you're one of those guys who like to pee in the stall, while having your head tilted towards the ceiling with closed eyes, your photos might've even captured funnier facial expressions.

Not to worry, FIDE must only do so if your rating has increased abnormally. Hopefully.

Dec-07-19  Caissanist: Sadly, this is going to kill classical tournament chess. Virtually the only open tournaments 20 years from now will be rapid and blitz where you are not allowed to leave the board.
Oct-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Truly pathetic:

<Banned For Cheating, Igors Rausis Enters Tournament Under Different Name>

Oct-12-20
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Tigran Petrosian?
Oct-13-20  Nosnibor: Apparently he used his wife`s former maiden name.
Oct-13-20  SkySports: https://www.chess.com/news/view/igo...
Oct-14-20  Messiah: Terrible dude!
Apr-07-21  Nosnibor: Why have this cheat as player of the day? Why not Wilhelm Schoenmann who has never been mentioned but holds a reasonable record?
Apr-07-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: This guy is the worst type of cheater. He got caught.
Apr-07-21  Nosnibor: "In the room there`s a cheat to be seen." "Playing a game with a King and a Queen" "So I took a little picture of you." "On my camera you are in full view." ( "A Picture of You." Joe Brown 1962 )
Apr-07-21  I like ya cut g: Oh this cheater.
Apr-07-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: I find these cheater stories fascinating. This is a problem chess tournaments need to continuously address. As devices get smaller and more sophisticated, cheating will be harder to observe. I'm going to get an implant; see you in November, Carlsen!!
Apr-10-21  macer75: <Nosnibor: Why have this cheat as player of the day? Why not Wilhelm Schoenmann who has never been mentioned but holds a reasonable record?>

Because dude is a mother@#$%ing LEGEND!

Apr-11-21  Nosnibor: <macer75> He lost his right to a "Legendary " status through his @%$£ing cheating! Get over it.
Apr-11-21  macer75: <Nosnibor: <macer75> He lost his right to a "Legendary " status through his @%$£ing cheating! Get over it.>

On the contrary, he acquired his legendary status through his @%$£ing "cheating," as you call it. Sure, it would have been more legendary if he had broken 2700 before he was caught, but alas, things don't always go our way. I'd love to see someone one-up him in the future, but until that happens he is the legend par excellence of so-called "cheaters."

Mar-28-24  philmsu: Igor Kasimi, aka Rausis, died today aged 62. He had his grandmaster title stripped away after admitting to cheating in 2019. Sadly he will be remembered for his worst choices, but he was a genuine talent, even without computer assistance. A sad case... (Jonathan Levitt)
Mar-29-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  MikhailGolubev: The best of Igors Rausis https://www.chess.com/blog/Mikhail_...
Mar-29-24  Messiah: Sad story... rest in peace.
Mar-31-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: He couldn't cheat death.
Mar-31-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Father Time is one tough sumbitch, and still undefeated.
Apr-25-24  SkySports: https://www.chess.com/news/view/isa...
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