GM Toms Kantans

Toms Kantans

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Full name

Toms Kantans

Born

Jan 16, 1994 (age 32)‎

Place of birth

Riga, Latvia

Federation

Latvia

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