GM Toms Kantans Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Toms Kantans Born 1994 (age 32) Place of birth Federation Latvia Profiles #172 World Ranking 2560 Classical 2417 Rapid 2399 Blitz Rating Bio Bio coming soon. Most Played Openings White Pieces French Defense: Steiner Variation (22 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (19 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (17 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (16 games) Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (15 games) Black Pieces Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (18 games) Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Closed (17 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (14 games) Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts, Bronstein Variation (14 games) Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Advance Variation (13 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Toms Kantans (2560) Normunds Miezis (2406) 1-0 65 2026 Toms Kantans (2560) Georgijs Germanovs (2334) 1-0 75 2026 Toms Kantans (2560) Arturs Neiksans (2568) 1-0 59 2026 Toms Kantans (2560) Reinis Paikens (2302) 0-1 56 2026 Toms Kantans (2560) Nikita Meshkovs (2532) ½-½ 109 2026 Arturs Bernotas (2324) Toms Kantans (2560) 0-1 46 2026 Mikelis Vingris (2332) Toms Kantans (2560) 0-1 32 2026 Matiss Mustaps (2376) Toms Kantans (2560) 0-1 42 2026 Ilmars Starostits (2337) Toms Kantans (2560) 0-1 36 2026 Toms Kantans (2486) Jan Krejci (2543) 1-0 37 2025 Show All Games