The Latvian national chess team represents Latvia in international chess tournaments. Control and organization is carried out by the Latvian Chess Federation. The highest rating of the team - 2595 (1994).
International Tournaments
| Chess Olympiad | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | City | A place |
| 1928 |  Hague | 14th place |
| 1930 |  Hamburg | 10 place |
| 1931 |  Prague | 6th place |
| 1933 |  Folkston | 9th place |
| 1935 |  Warsaw | 9th place |
| 1937 |  Stockholm | 11th place |
| 1939 |  Buenos Aires | 7th place |
| Missed the Olympics 1950-1990. [one] | ||
| 1992 |  Manila | 5th place |
| 1994 |  Moscow | 19 place |
| 1996 |  Yerevan | 20 place |
| 1998 | Elista | 14th place |
| 2000 |  Istanbul | 34 place |
| 2002 |  Bled | 42 place |
| 2004 |  Calvia | 33 place |
| 2006 |  Turin | 28 place |
| 2008 |  Dresden | 44 place |
| 2010 | Khanty-Mansiysk | 69 place |
| 2012 | Istanbul | 28 place |
| 2014 |  Tromso | 35 place |
| 2016 | Baku | 17th place |
| European Team Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | City | A place |
| 1992 | Debrecen | 26 place |
| 1997 | Pula | 18 place |
| 1999 | Batumi | 17th place |
| 2001 | Leon | 21 place |
| 2003 | Plovdiv | did not participate |
| 2005 | Gothenburg | did not participate |
| 2007 | Heraklion | did not participate |
| 2009 | Novi Sad | did not participate |
| 2011 | Porto Carras | 24 place |
| 2013 | Warsaw | did not participate |
| 2015 | Reykjavik | 18 place |
| 2017 | Crete | did not participate |
Statistics
| Turinre | Of participation | Years | Best result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess Olympiad | 18 | 1928-1939, 1992-2012 | 5th place (1992) |
| European Team Championship | five | 1992β2001, 2011 | 17th place (1999) |
National Team
2012 squad
| Board | Chess player | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alexey Shirov | 2706 |
| 2nd | Normunds Miesis | 2580 |
| 3rd | Arthur Nakeshans | 2537 |
| 4th | Vitaly Samolin | 2404 |
| reserve | Ilmar Starostit | 2494 |
| Latvian national team | 2579 [2] | |
Guards
Normunds Miezis played more often than others :
- At chess olympiads - 8 times.
- At the European team championships - 4 times.
Transfers
| Gone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chess player | Where | Year [3] |
| Alexander Shabalov | USA | 1994 |
| Alexey Shirov | Spain | 1996 |
| Daniel Friedman | Germany | 2008 |
| Have come | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chess player | Where from | Year [3] |
| Alexey Shirov | Spain | 2012 |
Achievements
Individual classification
The most successful team players:
- At chess olympiads: Vladimir Petrov
- 3rd board (1931)
- 1st board (1939)
- At the European team championships:
- Normunds Miesis 3rd Board (1999)
- Maris Krakops 3rd board (2001)
Notes
- β since it was part of the USSR.
- β The rating is calculated as the arithmetic average of four members of the national team with the highest rating.
- β 1 2 The year of the first participation for the new team is indicated.