Tournaments and championships in Riga and around it 24

Tournament chess in Riga turns on a few long series. Šaha Ceturtdiena, run by the Riga and Latvian chess federations, is a numbered Thursday tournament at Ganību dambis 21g, where SmartCup has also played. ChessMania has played at Katrīnas iela 12, Build Your Dreams runs a series at Elizabetes iela 21, and Pranamat Academy has held events on Kārļa Mīlenbaha iela. The city council holds a staff tournament in the town hall on Rātslaukums, and the LNOB tournament is played at Aspazijas bulvāris 3.

Students have national championships of their own and a friendship tournament of Riga Technical University. Rīgas Valsts 3. ģimnāzija on Grēcinieku iela hosts the Riga youth open championship with the Latvian Chess Federation, and Rīgas Katoļu ģimnāzija and Rīgas Ziemeļvalstu ģimnāzija hold opens of their own. Around the city, Jūrmala Chess Open and Rudaga Kaissa play on Bulduru prospekts in Lielupe, Sigulda has a district rapid and the Milda Lauberte memorial blitz, and Salaspils, Saulkrasti, Baldone, Baloži, Ikšķile, Ādaži, Mārupe and Berģi hold championships and seasonal series. Each card links to the listings that give the hall and the time control.