Tomas Laurušas

Tomas Laurušas (born 13 February 1996) is a Lithuanian chess player who holds the title of Grandmaster.^[1] He is the three time Lithuanian Chess Championship winner (2016, 2019, 2023).

Tomas Laurušas
Laurušas in 2022
Country	Lithuania
Born	(1996-02-13) 13 February 1996 (age 28) Kaunas, Lithuania
Title	Grandmaster (2021)
FIDE rating	2576 (May 2024)
Peak rating	2590 (January 2024)

Biography

Laurušas successfully started at various European Youth Chess Championship. In 2008, he ranked second at the U-14 age group, but in 2012, he was third at the U-16 age group. In 2012 played for Lithuanian team in the World Youth (U-16) Chess Olympiad in Istanbul, where he won the individual silver medal at the first board.^[2] In 2014 he won bronze medal in the Lithuanian Chess Championship,^[3] but in 2016 Laurušas won the Lithuanian Chess Championship.^[4] In 2018, Laurušas won the blitz tournament in chess festival "Liepājas Rokāde".^[5] In 2019, he won Lithuanian Chess Championship.

In 2020, Laurušas tied for 2nd-5th place in the Panevezys International Chess Festival with Aleksandrs Jazdanovs, Bartlomiej Heberla, and Karolis Juksta.^[6] He won the 17th Klaipeda Sea Festival with a score of 6.5/7^[7]

In 2021, he won the Heldur Valgmae Memorial with a score of 8/9.^[8] In August 2021, he finished third in the Riga Technical University Open "A" tournament.^[9]

In 2023, in Kaunas he in third time won Lithuanian Chess Championship.^[10]

Laurušas has played for Lithuania in 2 Chess Olympiads:^[11]

• In 2014, at third board in the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromsø (+6 −3 =1);
• In 2016, at second board in the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku (+4 −1 =5).

He has also represented Lithuania in 2 European Team Chess Championships:^[12]

• In 2013, at fourth board in the 19th European Team Chess Championship in Warsaw (+3 −4 =2);
• In 2015, at second board in the 20th European Team Chess Championship in Reykjavik (+3 −2 =4).

References

1. "FIDE Title Applications - 4th quarter Presidential Board Meeting, Chennai, IND, 8-9 November 2013 - International Master (IM) - Laurusas, Tomas". ratings.fide.com.
2. Bartelski, Wojciech. "11th World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad, Istanbul 2012, Lithuania". OlimpBase.org.
3. "ch-LTU Final 2014 2014 - 365Chess.com Tournaments". 365chess.com.
4. Herzog, Heinz. "Lietuvos šachmatų čempionatas". Chess-Results.com.
5. XXV International Chess Festival Liepajas rokade-2018 Blitz. Chess-Results.com.
6. "The Week in Chess 1339". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
7. "The Week in Chess 1342". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
8. "The Week in Chess 1391". TheWeekInChess.com. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
9. "Riga Technical University Open 2021 - Tournament A". Chess-Results.com.
10. 2023 m. Lietuvos šachmatų čempionato finalas
11. Bartelski, Wojciech. "Men's Chess Olympiads :: Tomas Laurušas". OlimpBase.org.
12. Bartelski, Wojciech. "European Men's Team Chess Championship :: Tomas Laurušas". OlimpBase.org.

External links

• Tomas Laurusas rating card at FIDE  
• Tomas Laurusas player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Tomas Laurusas chess games at 365Chess.com