Anatolijs Šmits Explained

Anatolijs Šmits
Country:	Latvia
Birth Date:	2 September 1941
Birth Place:	Pskov region, Russia, USSR
Death Place:	Riga, Latvia
Rating:	2345 (July 1997)
Peakrating:	2420 (January 1978)

Anatolijs Šmits (September 2, 1941 – January 30, 1998), also known as Anatols Šmits or Anatoly Shmit, was a Latvian chess player.

Šmits won the Soviet Junior Championship in 1960^[1] and was Latvian Chess Champion in 1969^[2] and 1975.^[3] He also gained second place in Cup of USSR in 1970 (after David Bronstein).^[4]

Šmits played for Latvia in Soviet team competitions:

• In 1960, at seventh board in 7th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (4,5 from 8);^[5]
• In 1961, at seventh board in 3rd Soviet Team Chess Cup in Moscow (+2, =2, -1);^[6]
• In 1967, at fourth board in 10th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+3, =4, -2);^[7]
• In 1969, at third board in 11th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Grozny (5,5 from 8);^[8]
• In 1972, at fourth board in 12th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+2, =4, -1);^[9]
• In 1975, at fourth board in 13th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Rīga (+2, =3, -2).^[10]

Šmits was an excellent teacher as exemplified by his coaching for the World Championship match of Nona Gaprindashvili against Nana Alexandria of Georgia at Pitsunda/Tbilisi 1975, which Nona Gaprindashvili won. For this effort, Smits received a special prize in 1975 from the Georgian Chess Federation.

References

• Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 61 – 63.

Notes and References

1. http://al20102007.narod.ru/ch_urs/1960/ch_jun60.html "Championship of USSR (juniors)- Moscow 25.3-11.4.1960"
2. Web site: Chess Latvia 1969 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2011-12-21.
3. Web site: Chess Latvia 1975 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 1975-03-15 . 2011-12-21.
4. http://al20102007.narod.ru/nat_tour/1970/cupurs70.html "Cup of USSR- Dnepropetrovsk 1-21.8.1970, Moscow 1-13.11.1970"
5. Web site: Moscow 1960 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2011-12-15.
6. Web site: Moscow 1961 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 1961-12-28 . 2011-12-15.
7. Web site: Moscow 1967 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2011-12-15.
8. Web site: Grozny 1969 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2011-12-15.
9. Web site: Moscow 1972 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 2011-12-15.
10. Web site: Riga 1975 . Al20102007.narod.ru . 1975-07-27 . 2011-12-15.