The annual chess tournament organized by the ISSP UL took place from November 7 to December 4. The aim of the tournament was to foster communication and team spirit among ISSP UL’s employees, enhancing their chess skills and determining the strongest players.
The tournament was organized by the ISSP UL directorate (director of the event, Laura Kalniņa, and referees Uldis Rogulis and Gunārs Bajārs).
All employees of ISSP UL, as well as students working on their bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral theses at the institute, were eligible to participate. Participants were required to assess their ability to play all tournament games within the scheduled timeframe. A total of seven players participated in the tournament.
The closing event and award ceremony for the chess tournament took place on December 10. Awards were presented to Edvīns Letko, a research assistant from the Micro and Nanodevices Laboratory, who secured first place by defeating all other opponents, as well as to the next top players, Roberts Eglītis, a leading researcher from the Laboratory of Computer Modeling of Electronic Structure of Solids, and Gunārs Bajārs, a leading researcher from the Energy Materials Laboratory. Among the students, Vitalijs Dimitrjevs, an engineer from the EXAFS Spectroscopy Laboratory, was recognized as the best player this year. Surprise awards were also presented during the ceremony.
This tournament not only highlighted the competitive spirit among participants but also strengthened the community within the ISSP UL.
