Round 1 v Isle of Man IOM
4–0
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
- Open section
- Standings
- LAT
- Seeded 43, category B
- 7 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost
- Also in the Women section
- Latvia as a nation
Latvia
In numbers
47
place of 206 after round 11
14
match points from 11 matches
26½
game points; TB1 265, TB3 125
2435
average rating
Roster
| Board | Player | Games | Score | Perf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Toms Kantans | 10 | 6½ | 2560 |
| 2 | GM Nikita Meshkovs | 10 | 5 | 2346 |
| 3 | CM Georgijs Germanovs | 8 | 3½ | 2318 |
| 4 | GM Normunds Miezis | 7 | 4 | 2315 |
| 5 | FM Reinis Paikens | 9 | 7½ | 2506 |
Boards follow the order the players have appeared in, as the team list keeps it; board 5 is the reserve. Games and scores count played games only. Performance and rating change come from Lichess. A name opens the player’s page.
Who carries the team
Each board from the player’s rating (hollow) to the performance so far (filled); red, the largest lift, grey, a board below its rating. The grey line is the team’s average rating, the score closes the row. A performance on few games moves a long way.
Matches
Round 2 v Yemen YEM
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 3 v Poland POL
1–3
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 4 v Chinese Taipei TPE
2½–1½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 5 v Turkiye TUR
½–3½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 6 v Kosovo * KOS
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 7 v Costa Rica CRC
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 8 v Dominican Republic DOM
3½–½
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 9 v New Zealand NZL
3–1
Won, 2 match pointsWhite on board 1
Round 10 v Iran IRI
1½–2½
Lost, 0 match pointsBlack on board 1
Round 11 v Paraguay PAR
2½–1½
Won, 2 match pointsBlack on board 1
Team awards
Whitewash
Round 1
Won the match 4–0, forfeits included.
Theory Match
59opening moves
Round 2
The match that stayed in the book longest: the opening phases of its four boards added, in moves.
Déjà Vu
2½identical moves
Round 3, with Black: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3
Two of the team's games with the same colour that followed the same moves for longest; both are listed.