Olita Rause
| Olita Rause | |
|---|---|
| Country |
Soviet Union Latvia |
| Born |
November 21, 1962 Soviet Union |
| Title |
Woman Grandmaster (1993) International Master (1995) ICCF Grandmaster (1998) |
| FIDE rating | 2232 (December 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2360 (July 1994) |
Olita Rause (born November 21, 1962 in the Soviet Union) is a Latvian Woman Grandmaster (1993), International Master (1995), International Correspondence Chess Grandmaster (1998).
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. From December 2001 to February 2017 she worked as the editor in chief 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