Kantans, Toms (16.01.1994)

kantans-tomsLatvian chess Grandmaster (2017) is born in Riga, Latvia.

Latvian Youth Chess Champion in different age groups.

Best results: European Union Youth Championship 2007 – U14, 2nd; European Union Youth Championship 2008 – U14, 3rd; Latvian Chess Championships 2010, 3rd; Latvian Chess Championships 2014, 3rd; Latvian Chess Championships 2015, 2nd; VII Abierto Internacional Carlos I Silgar 2015, 1st; Baltic Zonal Tournament Vilnius stage 2017, 1st; Latvian Chess Championships 2017, 2nd; 9. Pfalz-Open A 2018, 1st; Stockholm Chess Challenge 2018, 1st-3rd.

He represented the Latvia chess team at the Chess Olympiads (2010, 2014, 2018), European Team Chess Championship participated 2015, Summer Universiade chess tournament 2013.

Peak rating: 2541 in August 2017