Anna Kantane Explained

Anna Kantane
Country:Poland
Birth Date:7 April 1995
Birth Place:Wrocław, Poland
Rating:2252 (February 2020)
Peakrating:2333 (July 2016)
Fideid:1135988

Anna Kantane (Iwanow; born 7 April 1995) is a Polish chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 2012).

Biography

Kantane was very early in achieving significant success in chess tournaments. In 2005, she won bronze medal in World Youth Chess Championship in girls U10 age group. In 2007, Kantane won silver medal in Polish Youth Chess Championship and European Youth Chess Championship in girls U12 age group. In 2008, she won Polish Youth Chess Championship in girls U14 age group but in 2011 repeated this success in Polish Youth Chess Championship in girls U16 age group. In 2011, she won Polish Women's Team Chess Championship with Wrocław chess club KSz Polonia Wrocław.[1] In 2012, she won bronze medal in Polish Youth Chess Championship in girls U18 age group. In 2013, in Mariánské Lázně she ranked 2nd in International Chess festival "B" tournament.[2]

Kantane played for Poland team:

In 2012, she awarded the FIDE Woman International Master (WIM) title.[5]

Kantane streams chess gameplay and chess compositions on her Twitch channel, kantannachess.

Personal life

In 2015, Kantane married Latvian chess grandmaster Toms Kantāns (born 1994).[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 4th Polish Women's Team Chess Championship, Wrocław 2011, KSz Polonia Wrocław . OlimpBase.org . 13 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Open Marianske Lazne 2013 – B – mistrovsky turnaj . Chess-Results.com . 13 April 2019.
  3. Web site: European Women's Team Chess Championship :: Anna Iwanow . OlimpBase.org . 13 April 2019.
  4. Web site: European Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship :: Anna Iwanow . OlimpBase.org . 13 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Title Applications (WIM) . ratings.FIDE.com . 13 April 2019.
  6. Web site: SZACHARNIA 2008 : Kolejne międzynarodowe, szachowe małżeństwo. W rolach głównych nasza Ania Iwanow i Toms Kantans z Łotwy. Niech Wam się wiedzie!! . SZACHARNIA 2008: Another international chess marriage. Our Ania Iwanow and Toms Kantans from Latvia starring. Let you do well !! . szacharnia.blogspot.com . pl . 2015 . 13 April 2019.