Janis Janovic Klovan ( April 9, 1935 , Saldus - October 5, 2010 ) - Latvian , formerly Soviet chess player , international master ( 1976 ), grandmaster ( 1997 ), grand master of the ICChF ( 2001 ). Economist. Multiple champion of the Latvian SSR and USSR Armed Forces. He participated in 4 USSR championships ( 1963 - 1975 ; the best result: 1968 - 7–11 place) and the Spartakiad of the peoples of the USSR (as a part of the team of the Latvian SSR). European champion in correspondence in the team event ( 1978 - 1982 and 1983 - 1988 ). Winner of the international tournament in Leningrad ( 1974 , championship of the Sports Club of friendly armies). The best results in other international competitions ( list for 1987 ): Primorsko (1976) - 1st – 4th; Jurmala (1978) - 8-10th; Polyanitsa-Zdroj ( 1980 ) and Jurmala (1983) - 5-8 places. Member of two chess Olympiads in the national team of Latvia (1992, 2000). 3-time world champion among veterans (seniors; 1997, 1999, 2001).
 Janis Janovich Klovan | |
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| Jānis klovāns | |
 In 1996 | |
| Country |  the USSR  Latvia |
| Date of Birth | April 9, 1935 |
| Place of Birth | Saldus |
| Date of death | October 5, 2010 (age 75) |
| Place of death | Latvia |
| Rank | grandmaster ( 1997 ) international master ( 1976 ) |
| Maximum rating | 2530 (July 1996) |
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| Personal card on the Chess DB website | |
At the end of 1967, he married multiple republic champion Astra Ergl .
Literature
- Chess Dictionary / Ch. ed. L. Ya. Abramov ; comp. G. M. Geyler . - M .: Physical education and sport , 1964. - S. 253. - 120 000 copies.
- Chess, Edition of the Union of Sports Societies and Organizations and the Chess Federation of the Latvian SSR, No. 1 (193), 1968;
- Chess: Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. A.E. Karpov . - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1990. - S. 161. - 624 p. - 100,000 copies. - ISBN 5-85270-005-3 .
Links
- Janis Klovan's personal card on the FIDE website
- The games of Janis Klovan in the database
- Janis Klovan's personal card on 365chess.com
- Performances of Janis Klovan at chess Olympiads