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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | 2024-09-18 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 7.13 | Alexei Shirov | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 152 | 2024-09-16 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 6.3 | Arturs Neiksans | Farai Mandizha | 1/2-1/2 | 38 | Open |
| 153 | 2024-09-14 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 4.12 | Arturs Neiksans | Ediz Gurel | 0-1 | 29 | Open |
| 154 | 2024-09-13 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 3.24 | Jose Rafael Gascon Del Nogal | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 155 | 2024-09-12 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 2.42 | Mustafokhuja Khusenkhojaev | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 156 | 2024-09-11 | 45th Olympiad 2024 | Budapest HUN | 1.42 | Arturs Neiksans | Ebosse Kingue Victor Patrick | 1-0 | 26 | Open |
| 157 | 2024-08-27 | Titled Tue 27th Aug Early | chess.com INT | 1 | Arturs Neiksans | Dmitry Gurevich | 0-1 | 48 | Open |
| 158 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 9 | Arturs Neiksans | Maksym Dubnevych | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 159 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 8 | Dmitry Andreikin | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 160 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 7 | Arturs Neiksans | Alua Nurman | 1-0 | 77 | Open |
| 161 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 6 | Viani Antonio Dcunha | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 50 | Open |
| 162 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 5 | Arturs Neiksans | Daniel Girsh | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 163 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 4 | Edgar Hayrapetyan | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 164 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 3 | Arturs Neiksans | Matthias Bluebaum | 0-1 | 38 | Open |
| 165 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 2 | Arturs Neiksans | Priyanka Nutakki | 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 166 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 1 | Evan Yin | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 57 | Open |
| 167 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 11 | Meri Arabidze | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 168 | 2024-08-21 | Abu Dhabi Masters Online | chess.com INT | 10 | Svyatoslav Bazakutsa | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 169 | 2024-06-09 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2024 | Chartres FRA | 4.17 | Arturs Neiksans | Loic Travadon | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 170 | 2024-06-07 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2024 | Chartres FRA | 2.11 | Arturs Neiksans | Pierre Bailet | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | Open |
| 171 | 2024-06-06 | TCh-FRA Top 16 Basse 2024 | Chartres FRA | 1.1 | Jaime Santos Latasa | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 172 | 2024-06-05 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 7.9 | Arturs Neiksans | Narayanan S L | 1/2-1/2 | 87 | Open |
| 173 | 2024-06-04 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 6.17 | Hans Moke Niemann | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 174 | 2024-06-02 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 4.9 | Etienne Bacrot | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 175 | 2024-06-01 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 3.27 | Arturs Neiksans | Alberto David | 1/2-1/2 | 80 | Open |
| 176 | 2024-05-31 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 2.2 | Arturs Neiksans | Mihail Marin | 1-0 | 69 | Open |
| 177 | 2024-05-30 | TCh-FRA Top 16 GpB 2024 | Chartres FRA | 1.25 | Chithambaram VR. Aravindh | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 178 | 2024-03-23 | TCh-LTU 2024 | Lithuania LTU | 4.1 | Paulius Pultinevicius | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 179 | 2024-03-23 | TCh-LTU 2024 | Lithuania LTU | 3.2 | Arturs Neiksans | Sarunas Sulskis | 0-1 | 75 | Open |
| 180 | 2024-03-17 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 10.3 | Arturs Neiksans | Tom-Frederic Woelk | 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 181 | 2024-03-16 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 9.3 | Aljoscha Feuerstack | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 182 | 2024-03-10 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 9.3 | Grigor Grigorov | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 183 | 2024-03-09 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 8.1 | Kristian Stuvik Holm | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 17 | Open |
| 184 | 2024-03-08 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 7.3 | Arturs Neiksans | Linus Johansson | 1/2-1/2 | 53 | Open |
| 185 | 2024-02-25 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 8.2 | Arturs Neiksans | Christian Polster | 1-0 | 50 | Open |
| 186 | 2024-02-24 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 7.2 | Daniel Malek | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 64 | Open |
| 187 | 2024-02-11 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 | Czech Republic CZE | 8.1 | Kacper Piorun | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 88 | Open |
| 188 | 2024-02-10 | TCh-CZE Extraliga 2023-24 | Czech Republic CZE | 7.1 | Arturs Neiksans | Filip Haring | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 189 | 2024-02-04 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 6.3 | Rafal Tomczak | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 190 | 2024-02-03 | 2nd Bundesliga Nord 23-24 | Germany GER | 5.3 | Arturs Neiksans | Leonid Sawlin | 1-0 | 52 | Open |
| 191 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 9 | Arturs Neiksans | Rodrigo Vasquez Schroeder | 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 192 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 8 | Gata Kamsky | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 193 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 7 | Arturs Neiksans | Gadir Guseinov | 1/2-1/2 | 73 | Open |
| 194 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 6 | Arturs Neiksans | Aleksey Dreev | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 195 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 5 | Kirill Shevchenko | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 90 | Open |
| 196 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 4 | Peter Svidler | Arturs Neiksans | 1-0 | 23 | Open |
| 197 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 3 | Arturs Neiksans | Vladimir Kramnik | 1-0 | 70 | Open |
| 198 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 2 | Arturs Neiksans | Mikhail Al. Antipov | 1-0 | 63 | Open |
| 199 | 2024-01-31 | Chessable Masters Play-In | chess.com INT | 1 | Aydin Suleymanli | Arturs Neiksans | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 200 | 2024-01-14 | TCh-FIN 2023-24 | Finland FIN | 9.2 | Aleksandr Volodin | Arturs Neiksans | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |