CHESS PLAYER

Igors Rausis

1961 - 2024

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Isa Kasimi (April 7, 1961 – March 28, 2024), born Igor Kondylev and known as Igors Rausis until 2020, was a Latvian chess International Master. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1992, but the title was stripped away after he was caught cheating in 2019. He won the Latvian Chess Championship in 1995. He represented Bangladesh from 2003 to 2007, when he switched to the Czech Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Igors Rausis is the 233rd most popular chess player (up from 254th in 2024), the 987th most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 1,051st in 2019) and the 20th most popular Ukrainian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Igors Rausis ranks 233 out of 461. Before him are Pentala Harikrishna, Zhu Chen, Ding Liren, Julio Bolbochán, Yasser Seirawan, and Rustam Kasimdzhanov. After him are Smbat Lputian, Fabiano Caruana, Ashot Anastasian, Viktorija Čmilytė, Zdenko Kožul, and Yuri Balashov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Igors Rausis ranks 543. Before him are Jonathan Mostow, Amy Sedaris, Erez Tal, Thomas Dooley, Glenn Plummer, and Darren Star. After him are Rudy Dhaenens, Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche, Eva Grimaldi, Dimitris Saravakos, Anthony Poola, and Agneta Andersson. Among people deceased in 2024, Igors Rausis ranks 474. Before him are Dick Van Arsdale, Al Attles, Edward C. Stone, Phil Lesh, Johnny Gaudreau, and Buddy MacKay. After him are N. Scott Momaday, Brian Stableford, Roman Madyanov, Ken Page, Roberto Chale, and Choi Dae-shik.

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In Ukraine

Among people born in Ukraine, Igors Rausis ranks 987 out of 1,365. Before him are Valentyna Kozyr (1950), Nikolay Akimov (1901), Alla Kudlai (1954), Maurice Podoloff (1890), Boris Sagal (1923), and Oleh Luzhny (1968). After him are Andriy Husin (1972), Alexander Belostenny (1959), Vadym Prystaiko (1970), Sergei Yuran (1969), Dimitrij Ovtcharov (1988), and Viktor Pasulko (1961).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Ukraine

Among chess players born in Ukraine, Igors Rausis ranks 20. Before him are Nicolas Rossolimo (1910), Kira Zvorykina (1919), Oleg Romanishin (1952), Boris Verlinsky (1888), Ruslan Ponomariov (1983), and Anna Ushenina (1985). After him are Pavel Eljanov (1983), Kateryna Lagno (1989), Alexander Chernin (1960), Gregory Kaidanov (1959), Mariya Muzychuk (1992), and Elena Sedina (1968).

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