NIKA Juris Nicolas, the country's first and only female National Master, finished in a six-way tie for fifth place at the Marienbad Open 2025 - FIDE Open 23rd International Chess Festival in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic on Jan. 25, 2025.
NIKA Juris Nicolas , the country's first and only female National Master, finished in a six-way tie for fifth place at the Marienbad Open 2025 - FIDE Open 23rd International Chess Festival in Marianske Lazne, Czech Republic on Jan. 25, 2025. The 12-year-old Nicolas , who has an Elo rating of 1657, competed in the open category for men and women and clashed with older players with better ratings than her.She scored 6.
'Another Czechmate for Baby Nika,' said her mother Nikki De Vega, noting that Nicolas placed second at the Prague Open 2025 23rd International Chess Festival held last week also in Czech Republic. 'This marks the end of our 32-day sojourn in Europe. In just 24 days, Baby Nika played 34 standard games spread out in Poland and the Czech Republic. She had 21 wins, 8 draws and 5 losses. She also gained a total of 522 rating points.
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