Arvīds Tālavs (before the change surname was Arvīds Taube; 3 January 1906 – 17 April 1992) was a

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player.

Biography

Arvīds Tālavs (Taube) was born in the Lazdona Parish of the present

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. In 1924 he graduated from the Second City Gymnasium in Riga. From 1924 to 1936 Arvīds Tālavs studied economics at the Faculty of National Economy and Law in

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. He was a good chess player. Arvīds Tālavs played for Latvia in the

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s: * In 1928, at fourth board in the

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(+3, =5, -7), * In 1930, at fourth board in the 3rd Chess Olympiad in

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(+4, =4, -9). During

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Arvīds Tālavs left Latvia. In 1944 Arvīds Tālavs moved to Germany, and in 1949 he emigrated to Australia, then he lived permanently in Canada until the end of his life.

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Arvīds Tālavs
chess games at 365chess.com 1906 births 1992 deaths People from Madona Municipality Chess Olympiad competitors Latvian emigrants to Canada 20th-century Latvian chess players {{Latvia-chess-bio-stub