Alvis Vītoliņš


Alvis Vītoliņš was a Latvian chess master.
Awarded the International Master title in 1980, he was Latvian Champion in 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983 and 1985.
His name is attached to the Vitolins Variation in the Sicilian Defence, Scheveningen Variation and the Vitolins Variation of the Sicilian Defence, Dragon Variation.
He committed suicide by jumping onto the frozen ice of the Gauja river from a railway bridge in 1997.

Notable games