Guntars Antoms

Guntars Antoms (Latvian: Guntars Antoms; July 24, 1960, Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian lawyer and chess International Master (2001).

Guntars Antoms
Country Latvia
Born (1960-07-24) July 24, 1960
Riga, Latvia
TitleInternational Master
FIDE rating2395 (December 2011)
Peak rating2485 (July 2001)

Chess career

Guntars Antoms first success came at the age of 14 when he won 4th place at the Latvian Junior Championship. Three years later he shared first place with Edvīns Ķeņģis at the Latvian Junior Championship. Antoms has been a steady participant in Latvian Chess Championship finals but in 2001 he won this tournament (ahead grandmasters Viesturs Meijers, Arturs Neikšāns, Jānis Klovāns, Zigurds Lanka, Ilmārs Starostīts). He was awarded the International Master title in 2001. Guntars Antoms is a member of board and vice president of Latvian Chess Federation.[1]

Guntars Antoms played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[2]

Guntars Antoms played for Latvia in European Team Chess Championship:[3]

  • In 2001, at fourth board in Leon (+0 −2 =2).

Lawyer career

Guntars Antoms graduated from Faculty of Law the University of Latvia. He is Baltic International Arbitration court attorney at law, member of the presidium[4] and member of Latvian Criminal Bar Association.[5]

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References
  1. autors: egons.lavendelis. "Kontakti » Latvijas Šaha Federācija". Sahafederacija.lv. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  2. Wojciech Bartelski. "Men's Chess Olympiads: Guntars Antoms". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  3. Wojciech Bartelski. "European Men's Team Chess Championship: Guntars Antoms". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  4. "Baltijas Starptautiskā Šķīrējtiesa". Arbitration.lv. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
  5. "Biedri: Latvijas Krimināllietu advokātu biedrība". Lkab.lv. Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
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