Ilze Bērziņa Explained

Ilze Bērziņa
Birth Date:	4 January 1984
Birth Place:	Rīga, Latvia
Woman Grandmaster (2009)
Peakrating:	2323 (December 2016)

Ilze Bērziņa (born 4 January 1984 in Rīga) is a Latvian chess player who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (2009). She won the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 2004, 2008, 2012, 2019^{[1] [2]} and 2024.^[3]

Chess career

Ilze Bērziņa participated in World and European youth tournaments with good results:

• In 1996, fourth place in World Girls Under-12 Championship;^[4]
• In 1996, second place in World Girls Under-12 Championship (speed chess);^[5]
• In 1998, third place in European Girls Under-14 Championship.^[6]

Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:^[7]

• In 1998, at first reserve board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista (+4 −3 =1);
• In 2000, at first reserve board in the 34th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 −2 =3);
• In 2004, at first reserve board in the 36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia (+7 −3 =2);
• In 2006, at first reserve board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+5 −2 =3);
• In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+6 −4 =1);
• In 2010, at third board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+7 -0 =4). Ilze Bērziņa won the bronze medal at third board;^[8]
• In 2012, at third board in the 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul (+5 -2 =3);^[9]
• In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+4 -4 =2);
• In 2016, at third board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+6 -1 =3);
• In 2018, at second board in the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi (+4 -0 =6).^[10]

Ilze Bērziņa played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship (women):^[11]

• In 1999, at second board in 3rd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+3 −4 =2);
• In 2011, at second board in 18th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Porto Carras (+3 −4 =2);
• In 2015, at third board in 20th European Team Chess Championship (women) in Reykjavík (+2 −2 =5);
• In 2019, at third board in the 22nd European Team Chess Championship (women) in Batumi (+2, =1, -4).^[12]

Ilze Bērziņa was Latvian Chess Federation General Secretary.^[13]

External links

• • • • • Interview in Latvian on the website of the Latvian Chess Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Latvian women championship-2012 final 29.04.-05.05. . chess-results.com.
2. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - Latvijas 2019. gada čempionāts šahā sievietēm. . chess-results.com.
3. https://chess-results.com/tnr922792.aspx?lan=1&art=4&turdet=YES&flag=30 Latvijas 2024.gada sieviešu čempionāta fināls
4. Web site: Wch U12 Girls 1996 – 365Chess.com Tournaments . 365chess.com . 2011-12-07.
5. Web site: Wch U12 Disney Girls 1996 – 365Chess.com Tournaments . 365chess.com . 2011-12-07.
6. Web site: EU-ch U14 Girls 1998 – 365Chess.com Tournaments . 365chess.com . 1998-07-08 . 2011-12-07.
7. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . Women's Chess Olympiads: Ilze Bērziņa . OlimpBase . 2011-12-07.
8. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . 39th Chess Olympiad (women), Khanty-Mansiysk 2010, Latvia . OlimpBase . 2011-12-07.
9. Web site: Istanbul 2012 World Chess Olympiad - Results Page . 2012-09-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830200755/http://results.chessolympiadistanbul.com/tnr77682.aspx?art=20&fed=LAT&lan=1&flag=30 . 2012-08-30.
10. Web site: Chess-Results Server Chess-results.com - 43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Women . chess-results.com.
11. Web site: Wojciech Bartelski . European Women's Team Chess Championship: Ilze Bērziņa . OlimpBase . 2011-12-07.
12. Web site: 22nd European Team Chess Championship 2019 Women Section . chess-results.com.
13. Web site: Šaha federācijas vadītāja amatā Šmidre vairos šaha popularitāti » LATVIJAS ŠAHA FEDERĀCIJA . Sahafederacija.lv . 2011-12-07.