Latvian Draughts Player Alise Misāne Wins Bronze at European Championship
Twelve-year-old Latvian player Alise Misāne won bronze at the European championship in classical 100-square draughts, which earns her the international grandmaster title. In the men's event, Pēteris Kripans finished ninth and also secured the grandmaster title.
The European adult championships in classical 100-square draughts (played on a 10×10 board) ended on 16 October in Beilen, the Netherlands. In the women's event, Latvia's Alise Misāne, just 12 years old, won the bronze medal, which automatically grants her the international grandmaster title.
Women's tournament
Twenty players took part. Misāne scored 12 points over nine rounds and shared second and third place with world champion Viktorija Motričko. After additional tiebreak criteria, the Latvian was placed third. Her sister Malvīne Misāne scored 10 points and finished ninth.
Men's tournament
The men's championship featured 91 participants. Latvia was represented by international grandmasters Guntis Valneris and Raimonds Vipulis, along with international masters Roberts Misāns and Pēteris Kripans.
Kripans collected 12 points, which put him in a shared position between second and eleventh place. On tiebreaks he was ranked ninth, ahead of eleven international grandmasters. The result earns him the international grandmaster title.
Guntis Valneris had a less successful event, scoring 11 points and placing seventeenth. Raimonds Vipulis scored 10 points and finished twenty-eighth, while Roberts Misāns, also on 10 points, was thirty-eighth.
The information comes from the Latvian Draughts Federation.
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