Astra Goldmane ( Ozola, born June 24, 1956), also known as Astra Goldman, is a former Latvian chess player. Goldmane was born in

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. In the 1970s and 1980s she was one of the best women's chess player in Latvia. In 1974, she took 4th place in Championship of USSR juniors in

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. Astra Goldmane won the

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for women three times: 1975, 1981, and 1983. She played for Latvia in Soviet team competitions: *In 1974, the best result at nine board in the Team Cup of USSR in

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(+7, =2, -0). *In 1975, at eighth board in Spartakiada of USSR in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

(+1, =2, -5). *In 1976, at nine board in the Team Cup of USSR in

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(+2, =3, -2). *In 1983, at seventh board in Spartakiada of USSR in

(+2, =4, -3).

References

* Žuravļevs, N.; Dulbergs, I.; Kuzmičovs, G. (1980), Latvijas šahistu jaunrade, Rīga, Avots., pp. 98 – 99

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* * * * 1956 births Living people Latvian female chess players Soviet female chess players Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-chess-bio-stub