Guntis Jankovskis (born 21 January 1971) is a Latvian chess player, FIDE Master (2019), Latvian Chess Championship winner (2024).
Chess career Guntis Jankovskis started playing chess in 1980, was a student of Jēkabpils chess coach Jānis Mileika (1936–2010).Guntis Jankovskis "Atmiņas par skolotāju Jāni Mileiku" ("Memories of teacher Jānis Mileika") from book "Тренер Янис Милейка" ("Coach Jānis Mileika"), Riga 2020 (publisher Yuri Agafonov), p. 26-28. ISBN 978-9934-23-235-0 He successfully played in youth and junior chess tournaments. In 1987, he won 2nd place in the Latvian Youth Chess Championship.Magazine "Šahs" ("Chess"), Nr.1, 1988. In August 1988, in Dimitrovgrad, Guntis Jankovskis played for Latvian team and together with Alexei Shirov, Andrei Sokolov and others, he won team silver medal in the Soviet Youth Sports games.Team Championship of USSR (juniors)- Dimitrovgrad August 1988
Guntis Jankovskis is multiple participant of the Latvian Chess Championships, in which he often took places in the top ten. In 2021 he won Latvian Chess Championship bronze medal,Latvijas 2021. gada čempionāts šahā vīriešiem and in 2024 he won gold medal.Latvijas 2024.gada vīriešu čempionāta fināls Also Guntis Jankovskis participated in various teams in the Latvian Team Chess Championships. In 1989, with Daugavpils chess club team, he won 2nd place in the team competition and was the best at his individual table.Magazine "Šahs" ("Chess"), Nr.6, 1990. Three times with Olaine chess club he won 3rd place in this tournament (2014, 2016, 2018).Latvian Teams Chess Championship 2014, Higher LeagueLatvian Teams Chess Championship Higher League, 2016Latvian Teams Chess Championship Higher League 2018
In 1996, he won a chess tournament Liepājas Rokāde.
Guntis Jankovskis also regularly participated in his coach Jānis Mileika's Memorial tournaments, in which he won 2nd place (2017) and 3rd place (2011).Jana Mileikas pieminas turnirs 19.11.2011 (Jekabpils)VII Coach Janis Mileika Memorial. Tournament "A"
In 2019, he became a FIDE chess master.Arī Guntis Jankovskis kļuvis par FIDE meistaru He works as a chess coach of Jēkabpils Sports School.Šahs. Šahs? Jā, šahs! Treneris GUNTIS JANKOVSKIS seriāla 17.sērijā / Jēkabpils Sporta Skola
References
External links
Interview in Latvian on the website of the Latvian Chess Federation