Jurmala Dice Chess Cup 2022

In cooperation with the Latvian Chess Club and the Riga Chess Federation, the tournament, Jurmala Master Cup 2022, a Dice Chess tournament, was held on October 8, in which 26 players from all over Latvia took part. The tournament occurred on the beautiful premises of the hotel “Pegasa Pils”.

The tournament consisted of 6 double rounds with a time control of 5 minutes + 5 seconds per move.

FIDE master Matīss Mustaps convincingly won the event with 10 points out of 12 possible. Then followed 4 participants with 8 points, whose fate was decided by additional indicators – Kristaps Tenis, Kirils Bogdanovics, Girts Tenis, and Ivans Kolesnikovs.

Tournament participants and guests were offered warm tea, coffee, and delicious sweets.

One of the main goals of Dice Chess is to give every player, regardless of his level, the opportunity to test their abilities and participate in both face-to-face and online organized tournaments.

Prize winners:
1st place FM Matiss Mustaps (10 points)
2nd place Kristaps Tenis (8 points)
3rd place Kirils Bogdanovics (8 points)
4th place Girts Tenis (8 points)
5th place Ivans Kolesnikovs (8 points)

Ladies’ prize – NM Margarita Parhomenko (7 points)

U18:
1st place Emils Tabors (6 points)
2nd place Roberts Rezniks (6 points)
3rd place Jekaterina Hlopkova (6 points)

All results can be viewed here:results

Thanks to all the participants, parents, arbiters, and organizers.

See you at the next tournaments!