Olita Rause
| Olita Rause | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Soviet Union Latvia |
| Born |
November 21, 1962 Soviet Union |
| Title |
Woman Grandmaster (1993) International Master (1995) ICCF Grandmaster (1999) |
| FIDE rating | 2232 (December 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2250 (January 2011) |
Olita Rause (born November 21, 1962 in the Soviet Union) is a Latvian Woman Grandmaster (1993), International Master (1995), International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1999).
Chess career
Rause won the silver medal in Latvian Chess Championship for women third times: 1981 (tournament won Astra Goldmane), 1984 (tournament won Anda Šafranska), 1994 (after lost additional match against Anda Šafranska - 1½:2½). In 1986, Rause played for Latvia in Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship in Minsk at second board.[1]
Rause played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads:[2]
- In 1994, at second board in the 31st Chess Olympiad in Moscow (+4, -4, =3).
Rause is one of strongest world's correspondence chess players. She won the ICCF World Cup VI tournament.[3]
Personal life
Rause graduated from the University of Latvia with a Master of Philology degree and now works as the editor for Janis Roze Publishers in Riga. Rause was married with chess Grandmaster Igors Rausis.
References
- ↑ Wojciech Bartelski. "Soviet Women's Team Chess Championship :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ↑ Wojciech Bartelski. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Olita Rause". OlimpBase. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
- ↑ "Wcup-06 Final". Tables.iccf.com. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
External links
- Olita Rause rating card at FIDE
- Olita Rause player profile at chessgames.com
- Olita Rause player profile at 365chess.com
- Olita Rause player profile at chesstempo.com
- Olita Rause player profile at Latvian Correspondence Chess Federation