Anatolijs Šmits, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Anatolijs Šmits

Chess master

Date of Birth: 02-Sep-1941

Place of Birth: Pskov Oblast, Russia

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1998

Profession: chess player

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Anatolijs Šmits

  • Anatolijs Šmits, also known as Anatols Šmits (September 2, 1941 – January 30, 1998), was a Latvian chess master. Šmits won the Soviet Junior Championship in 1960 and was Latvian Chess Champion in 1969 and 1975.
  • He also gained second place in Cup of USSR in 1970 (after David Bronstein).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); In 1961, at seventh board in 3rd Soviet Team Chess Cup in Moscow (+2, =2, -1); In 1967, at fourth board in 10th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+3, =4, -2); In 1969, at third board in 11th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Grozny (5,5 from 8); In 1972, at fourth board in 12th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+2, =4, -1); In 1975, at fourth board in 13th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Riga (+2, =3, -2).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.

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