Ilga Kļaviņa (born March 9, 1941,

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as Ilga Dzenīte) is a Latvian

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player.

Chess career

At the age of 16, in 1957, Ilga Kļaviņa won the

Chess Championship for women. She played for Latvia in 5th Soviet Team Chess Championship in

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at girls board (as Dzenīte) (+1 -3 =4) Her best result in the Latvian Chess Championship for women was the 2nd place in 1968 after lost additional match to Sarma Sedleniece - 1,5:3,5. Also she won three bronze medals in the Latvian Chess Championship for women in 1958, 1970, and 1971. Also later Ilga Kļaviņa continues to actively participate in chess competitions. In 2008, she won the women's chess championship of

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but in 2011 she played in the Latvian Team Chess Championship.

Personal life

Ilga Kļaviņa is a graduate of the

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as an engineer-technologist. She was married with Latvian chess master Jānis Kļaviņš (1933–2008).

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* * player profile at chessgames.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Klavina, Ilga 1941 births Living people Latvian female chess players Latvian chess players Soviet female chess players Soviet chess players Riga Technical University alumni

Chess career

Personal life

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