Juris Markauss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Juris Markauss

Latvian chess player

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1943

Place of Birth: Riga, Latvia

Profession: chess player, correspondence chess player

Nationality: Latvia

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Juris Markauss (born June 5, 1943 in Riga) is a Latvian chess player and International Master in correspondence chess. He started to play chess as a teenager and took to the next level in high school years.
In 1969, he graduated from Latvijas Universitate and became a Candidate Master.
He has performed effectively as a correspondence chess player since 1974.
At international tournament "ŠAHS-25" in 1989 fulfilled the requirements for International Master.
In 1993, he represented Team World in game versus Team Russia.