Chess in Latvia was always associated with the World Champion Mikhail Tal (1936-1992). However just a year younger then him, GM Aivars Gipslis (1937-2000) was a full fledged Grandmaster since 1967 and representing first the republic in Spartakiads then the country in international tournaments. Participant of several Soviet championships, an Interzonal contender and winner of many international tournaments Latvian number 2 was a well known international figure in the chess world. Here is just another example of his logical play, providing him a good win against equally well known Ukranian GM Tukmakov.
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