- Normunds Miezis
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Normunds Miezis 
Miezis, Liverpool 2008Full name Normunds Miezis Country 
LatviaBorn May 11, 1971
LatviaFIDE rating 2530 (November 2009) Peak rating 2601 (January 2001) Normunds Miezis (born 11 May 1971) is a Latvian chess Grandmaster (1997).
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Chess career
He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1991 and 2006. Played for Latvia in the Chess Olympiads of 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.[1] Other notable results include =1st with Eduardas Rozentalis, Sergey Ivanov, Tomi Nyback and Evgeny Postny at Stockholm, Rilton Cup 2005/6,[2] =6th with Slavko Cicak, Joel Benjamin and Alexander Baburin in the European Union Championship of 2005[3] and 2nd-3rd with Arturs Neikšāns in Kaunas 2009.[4]
Chess strength
His best single performance was at Istanbul ol (Men), 2000, where he scored 6.5 of 11 possible points (69%) against 2573-rated opposition, for a performance rating of 2618.[5]
In the November 2009 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2530, making him Latvia's number three.
Notable games
- Alexei Barsov vs Normunds Miezis, NRW-Liga II 1995, Benoni Defense: Modern. Snake Variation (A60), 0-1
- Alexei Fedorov vs Normunds Miezis, 34th Olympiad 2000, Sicilian Defense: Kan Variation (B43), 0-1
- Evgeny Solozhenkin vs Normunds Miezis, Classics GM 2001, Budapest Defense: Rubinstein Variation (A52), 0-1
- Normunds Miezis vs Robert Fontaine, XXXV Rilton Cup 2006, English Opening: King's English (A22), 1-0
References
- ^ Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Normunds Miezis". OlimpBase. http://www.olimpbase.org/players/7b97nrng.html. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2006-01-09). "The Week in Chess 583: 35th Rilton Cup". London Chess Center. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic583.html#14. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (2005-04-04). "The Week in Chess 543: European Union Championship". London Chess Center. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic543.html#8. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
- ^ "Tournament report November 2009: Lithuanian University of Agriculture". World Chess Federation. http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=44765. Retrieved 30 December 2009.
- ^ Sonas, Jeff. "Chessmetrics Player Profile: Normunds Miezis". Chessmetrics.com. http://chessmetrics.com/cm/CM2/PlayerProfile.asp?Params=199510SSSSS3S086068000000111000000000019110100. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
External links
- FIDE rating card for Normunds Miezis
- Normunds Miezis player profile at ChessGames.com
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Latvian chess players
- Chess grandmasters
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