Guntars Antoms ( lv, Guntars Antoms; born July 24, 1960, in

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) is a

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and

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player who holds the FIDE title of International Master (2001).

Chess career

His first success came at the age of 14 when he won 4th place at the

n Junior Championship. Three years later he shared first place with

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at the

n Junior Championship. Antoms has been a steady participant in Latvian Chess Championship finals but in 2001 he won this tournament (ahead grandmasters

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). He was awarded the

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title in 2001. Guntars Antoms is a member of board and vice president of Latvian Chess Federation. Antoms played for Latvia in Chess Olympiads: * In 2004, at second reserve board in the

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in Calvia (+1 −2 =1). He played for Latvia in

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

: * In 2001, at fourth board in

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(+0 −2 =2).

Lawyer career

Antoms graduated from Faculty of Law the University of Latvia. He is Baltic International Arbitration court attorney at law, member of the presidium and member of Latvian Criminal Bar Association.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antoms, Guntars 1960 births Living people Latvian chess players Soviet chess players Chess players from Riga University of Latvia alumni Lawyers from Riga Chess Olympiad competitors Chess International Masters 20th-century Latvian lawyers 21st-century Latvian lawyers