GM Zigurds Lanka

Full name

Zigurds Lanka

Born

1960 (age 66)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Latvia

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (46 games)

French Defense: Winawer, Positional Variation (34 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf, English Attack (31 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Pelikán and Sveshnikov, Chelyabinsk Variation (31 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Classical Variation (30 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (72 games)

Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (49 games)

King's Indian Defense: Normal, Fianchetto, Karlsbad, Panno Variation (34 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense (29 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (25 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Zigurds Lanka (2326) Tim Janzelj (2404)	1-0	89	2025
Zigurds Lanka (2314) Max Hess (2392)	0-1	70	2025
Zigurds Lanka (2314) Dawit Schengelia (2480)	0-1	56	2025
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2748) Zigurds Lanka (2326)	1-0	42	2025
Sabino Brunello (2490) Zigurds Lanka (2314)	1-0	25	2025
Peter Balint (2427) Zigurds Lanka (2314)	1-0	41	2025
Simon Leeb (2245) Zigurds Lanka (2314)	0-1	79	2025
Christian Lovrinovic (2062) Zigurds Lanka (2326)	½-½	37	2025
Zigurds Lanka (2338) Paulius Pultinevicius (2600)	0-1	51	2024
Zigurds Lanka (2355) Pijus Stremavicius (2385)	0-1	25	2024