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Lithuanian chess grandmaster (born 1996)

Tomas Laurušas
Laurušas in 2022
Country Lithuania
Born (1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28)
Kaunas, Lithuania
TitleGrandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating2578 (December 2024)
Peak rating2590 (January 2024)

Tomas Laurušas (born 13 February 1996) is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster. He is the four time Lithuanian Chess Championship winner (2016, 2019, 2023, 2024).

Biography

Laurušas successfully started at various European Youth Chess Championship. In 2008, he ranked second at the U-14 age group, but in 2012, he was third at the U-16 age group. In 2012 played for Lithuanian team in the World Youth (U-16) Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, where he won the individual silver medal at the first board. In 2014 he won bronze medal in the Lithuanian Chess Championship, but in 2016 Laurušas won the Lithuanian Chess Championship. In 2018, Laurušas won the blitz tournament in chess festival "Liepājas Rokāde". In 2019, he won Lithuanian Chess Championship.

In 2020, Laurušas tied for 2nd-5th place in the Panevezys International Chess Festival with Aleksandrs Jazdanovs, Bartlomiej Heberla, and Karolis Juksta. He won the 17th Klaipeda Sea Festival with a score of 6.5/7

In 2021, he won the Heldur Valgmae Memorial with a score of 8/9. In August 2021, he finished third in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.

In 2023, in Kaunas he in third time won Lithuanian Chess Championship. In 2024, in Vilnius he in fourth time won Lithuanian Chess Championship. In August 2024, he finished third in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.

Laurušas has played for Lithuania in 2 Chess Olympiads:

He has also represented Lithuania in 2 European Team Chess Championships:

  • In 2013, at fourth board in the 19th European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw (+3 −4 =2);
  • In 2015, at second board in the 20th European Team Chess Championship in Reykjavík (+3 −2 =4).

References

  1. "FIDE Title Applications - 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting, Chennai, IND, 8-9 November 2013 - International Master (IM) - Laurusas, Tomas". ratings.fide.com.
  2. Bartelski, Wojciech. "11th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Lithuania". OlimpBase.org.
  3. "ch-LTU Final 2014 2014 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com.
  4. Herzog, Heinz. "Lietuvos šachmatų čempionatas". Chess-Results.com.
  5. XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Blitz. Chess-Results.com.
  6. "The Week in Chess 1339". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  7. "The Week in Chess 1342". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  8. "The Week in Chess 1391". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  9. "Riga Technical University Open 2021 - Tournament A". Chess-Results.com.
  10. 2023 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
  11. 2024 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
  12. [https://chess-results.com/tnr921365.aspx?lan=1&art=1&rd=9&turdet=YES&flag=30 Riga Technical University Open 2024 - Tournament A (Grandmaster Open)]
  13. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Tomas Laurušas". OlimpBase.org.
  14. Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Tomas Laurušas". OlimpBase.org.

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