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(Soviet-Latvian Chess Player Who Became the Youngest World Chess Champion at the age of 23)

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Birthdate: November 9, 1936

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

Died: June 28, 1992

Mikhail Tal was a Soviet Latvian chess player. Widely regarded as one of the best attacking players and a creative genius, Tal was renowned for his unpredictability and improvisation. He was also known as the magician from Riga for his daring, combinatorial playing style. Since 2006, the Mikhail Tal Memorial has been annually held in Moscow to honor Tal's memory.

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Alexei Shirov

(Latvian and Spanish Chess Player)

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Birthdate: July 4, 1972

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Arkadij Naiditsch

(Azerbaijani Chess Player)

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Birthdate: October 25, 1985

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Elmārs Zemgalis

(Latvian-American Chess Master and Mathematics Professor at Highline College)

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Birthdate: September 9, 1923

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

Died: December 8, 2014

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Dana Reizniece-Ozola

(Latvian Chess Player and Former Minister of Finance of Latvia)

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Birthdate: November 6, 1981

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Kuldīga, Latvia

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Alexander Shabalov

(American Chess Grandmaster and a Four-Time Winner of the United States Chess Championship)

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Birthdate: September 12, 1967

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Igor Kovalenko

(Ukrainian Chess Grandmaster)

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Birthdate: December 29, 1988

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Novomoskovs'k, Ukraine

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Vladimir Bagirov

(Latvian Chess Player and Coach)

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Birthdate: August 16, 1936

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Baku, Azerbaijan

Died: July 21, 2000

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Igors Rausis

(Bangladeshi Chess Player and Coach)

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Birthdate: April 7, 1961

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Alchevs'k, Ukraine

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Viktorija Ni

(Latvian-American Chess Player)

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Birthdate: December 30, 1991

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Anna Hahn

(American Chess Player)

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Birthdate: June 21, 1976

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Tamāra Vilerte

(Latvian Chess Player)

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Birthdate: March 5, 1954

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Omsk, Russia

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Olita Rause

(Latvian Chess Grandmaster)

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Birthdate: November 21, 1962

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Soviet Union