Aloyzas Kveinys | |
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Born | Mažeikiai, Lithuania | 9 July 1962
Died | 26 July 2018 | (aged 56)
Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
Peak rating | 2565 (July 2004) |
Aloyzas Kveinys (9 July 1962 – 26 July 2018 [1]) was a Lithuanian chess player who was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1992.
Kveinys was awarded the Soviet Master of Sport title for chess in 1981. He won the Lithuanian championship 5 times: in 1983 (shared with Eduardas Rozentalis), [2] 1986, [3] 2001 (shared with Šarūnas Šulskis), 2008 and 2012. [4] In 2010 he won a tournament in Moss, Norway. [5] In March 2013 he won the Mallorca Masters. In 2016 he won the Chess Festival in Bad Wörishofen. [6] He was awarded the FIDE titles of International Master in 1990 and Grandmaster in 1992. He was a graduate of the chess department of the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture and Sports (now Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism). [7]
Kveinys has played for Lithuania in 8 Chess Olympiads: [8]
He has also represented Lithuania in 5 European Team Chess Championships: [9]
Aloyzas Kveinys | |
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Born | Mažeikiai, Lithuania | 9 July 1962
Died | 26 July 2018 | (aged 56)
Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
Peak rating | 2565 (July 2004) |
Aloyzas Kveinys (9 July 1962 – 26 July 2018 [1]) was a Lithuanian chess player who was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1992.
Kveinys was awarded the Soviet Master of Sport title for chess in 1981. He won the Lithuanian championship 5 times: in 1983 (shared with Eduardas Rozentalis), [2] 1986, [3] 2001 (shared with Šarūnas Šulskis), 2008 and 2012. [4] In 2010 he won a tournament in Moss, Norway. [5] In March 2013 he won the Mallorca Masters. In 2016 he won the Chess Festival in Bad Wörishofen. [6] He was awarded the FIDE titles of International Master in 1990 and Grandmaster in 1992. He was a graduate of the chess department of the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture and Sports (now Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism). [7]
Kveinys has played for Lithuania in 8 Chess Olympiads: [8]
He has also represented Lithuania in 5 European Team Chess Championships: [9]