GMArturs Neiksans
- FIDE ID
- 11601388
About Arturs Neiksans
Arturs Neikšāns was born in Valka in 1983 and learned chess at nine. He became Latvian champion at sixteen in 1999, surpassing Mikhail Tal's record as the youngest winner. Show more
Arturs Neikšāns was born in Valka in 1983 and learned chess at nine. He became Latvian champion at sixteen in 1999, surpassing Mikhail Tal's record as the youngest winner. After school he largely stepped away from competitive chess, studied public relations and worked in communications, including at Latvia's Ministry of Education and Science.
In 2010 Neikšāns became head coach at Riga Chess School, a position he held until 2021. Returning to intensive chess work, he completed his grandmaster qualification and received the title in 2012. His students included Nikita Meshkovs, Toms Kantāns and Laura Rogule. He won five Latvian championships through 2025 and represented Latvia at seven Olympiads through 2024. He also produced opening courses, collaborated with Igor Kovalenko and coached Levy Rozman.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | 1. Schachbundesliga 2026-2027 Oktober 2026 | Classical | 2 |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 2025-04-15 | Titled Tue 15th Apr Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Arturs Neiksans | Sarp Sahin | 0-1 | 146 | Open |
| 102 | 2025-03-23 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 11.2 | Arturs Neiksans | Arkadij Rotstein | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 103 | 2025-03-22 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 10.2 | Daniel, Dr. Schlecht | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 68 | Open |
| 104 | 2025-03-09 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 9.35 | Arturs Neiksans | Sipke Ernst | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 105 | 2025-03-08 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 8.33 | Ruben Domingo Nunez | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 13 | Open |
| 106 | 2025-03-07 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 7.18 | Arturs Neiksans | Nikita Meshkovs | 1-0 | 101 | Open |
| 107 | 2025-02-23 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 9.4 | Thomas Koch | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 108 | 2025-02-22 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 8.4 | Arturs Neiksans | Thibaut Vandenbussche | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 109 | 2025-01-12 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 5.4 | Arturs Neiksans | Alexander Motylev | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 110 | 2025-01-11 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 4.4 | Gerlef Meins | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 63 | Open |
| 111 | 2024-12-01 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 3.2 | Raphael Lagunow | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 112 | 2024-11-30 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 24-25 | Germany GER | 2.2 | Arturs Neiksans | Torben Knuedel | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 113 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Lennis Martinez Ramirez | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 114 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Arturs Neiksans | Nebojsa M Ristic | 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 115 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Arturs Neiksans | Denis Lazavik | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 116 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Tuan Minh Le | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 78 | Open |
| 117 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Aleksandr E. Usov | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 59 | Open |
| 118 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Arturs Neiksans | Robert Ernst | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 119 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Semetei Tologon tegin | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 120 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Arturs Neiksans | Raem Sherman | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 121 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Mikhail Golubev | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 122 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Bence Pribelszky | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 123 | 2024-10-22 | Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Arturs Neiksans | Artem Odegov | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 124 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Arturs Neiksans | Aaditya Dhingra | 0-1 | 69 | Open |
| 125 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Satria Duta Cahaya | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 25 | Open |
| 126 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Mikayel Mkrtchyan | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 127 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Arturs Neiksans | Timur Kocharin | 1-0 | 51 | Open |
| 128 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Dmitry Kononenko | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 62 | Open |
| 129 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Arturs Neiksans | Minh Tu Le | 1-0 | 28 | Open |
| 130 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Rohit S | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 84 | Open |
| 131 | 2024-10-15 | Titled Tue 15th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Arturs Neiksans | Daniel Beletic | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 132 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 9 | Khagan Ahmad | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 133 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 8 | Arturs Neiksans | A.R. Saleh Salem | 0-1 | 21 | Open |
| 134 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 7 | Arturs Neiksans | Jorge Leon Oquendo | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 135 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 6 | Edgar Hayrapetyan | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 47 | Open |
| 136 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 5 | Arturs Neiksans | Rosh Jain | 1-0 | 33 | Open |
| 137 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 4 | Arturs Neiksans | Serdar Murat Yildiz | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 138 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 3 | Flavio Wisniacki | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 51 | Open |
| 139 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 2 | Arturs Neiksans | Daniel Kopylov | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 140 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Enkhrii Enkh-Amgalan | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 141 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 11 | Arturs Neiksans | Daniel Naroditsky | 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 142 | 2024-10-08 | Titled Tue 8th Oct Early | chess.com INT | 10 | Anastasia Bodnaruk | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 143 | 2024-10-06 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 3.25 | Franko Lukez | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 28 | Open |
| 144 | 2024-10-05 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 2.34 | Slavko Cicak | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 145 | 2024-10-04 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 1.36 | Arturs Neiksans | Tom Rydstrom | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 146 | 2024-10-01 | Titled Tue 1st Oct Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Luca Silva | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 147 | 2024-09-22 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 11.28 | Arturs Neiksans | Evgeny Romanov | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | Open |
| 148 | 2024-09-21 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 10.28 | Arturs Neiksans | Conor E Murphy | 1-0 | 55 | Open |
| 149 | 2024-09-20 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 9.37 | Mohamed Ben Ammar | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 45 | Open |
| 150 | 2024-09-19 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 8.26 | Arturs Neiksans | Andrew N Greet | 1-0 | 46 | Open |