Igors Rausis

Who is Igors Rausis?

Igors Rausis is a Latvian chess grandmaster. He was Latvian champion in 1995. From 2003 to 2007 he represented Bangladesh but in 2007 he played for the Czech Republic.

Rausis has played for Latvia in three Chess Olympiads:

⁕In 1996, at second board in the 32nd Chess Olympiad in Yerevan;

⁕In 1998, at third board in the 33rd Chess Olympiad in Elista.

⁕In 2002, at second board in the 35th Chess Olympiad in Bled.

He has also represented Latvia at the World Team Chess Championship:

⁕In 1993, at first reserve board in Lucerne.

Rausis is also active as a trainer, coaching the Bangladesh chess team at the 2008 Olympiad and the Algerian team at the 2010 Olympiad.