Karlis Betins
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About
A Latvian chess master and composer of studies. The Latvian Gambit is named in honor of him.
Before Fame
He received third place at a Riga tournament in 1900.
Trivia
He played for Latvia in the first unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris.
Family Life
His parents raised him in Bērzmuiža, Latvia.
Associated With
He and Alexander Grischuk were both chess masters.
