2026 Latvian Championship Final Recap — Part 1: The Opening

The Latvian Chess Championship final is taking place in Riga from May 1–7, featuring 10 players in a 9-round round-robin to decide the 2026 national champion. This recap series will cover the tournament in three parts: The Opening, The Middlegame, and The Endgame. Can I defend my title? 0:00 Intro 01:20 Germanovs - Neiksans 17:50 Neiksans - Miezis 31:53 Mustaps - Neiksans 50:37 Conclusion ➡️ Replay the game Germanovs - Neiksans with engine analysis: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-lat... ➡️ Replay the game Neiksans - Miezis with engine analysis: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-lat... ➡️ Replay the game Mustaps - Neiksans with engine analysis: https://www.chess.com/events/2026-lat... 👇Check out my Chessable courses! 👇 🏅 Reti: Simplified - https://www.chessable.com/reti-simpli... 🏅 The Battle-Tested Scandinavian Defense - https://www.chessable.com/the-battle-... 🏅 Leningrad Dutch: Simplified - https://www.chessable.com/leningrad-d... 🏅 King's Indian Attack course - https://www.chessable.com/100-reperto... 🏅 Sicilian Kan course - https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re.... 🏅 Reversed Sicilian course - https://www.chessable.com/lifetime-re... ✨ My Patreon page -   / gmneiksans   ✨ You can support me by upgrading to Chess.com Premium membership (I get a small commission from it) - https://go.chess.com/arturs 🌌 Social Media Links: ✨ TikTok:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Discord Community:   / discord   ✨ GM Neiksans Chess Club: https://www.chess.com/club/gm-neiksan... ✨ Facebook:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Instagram:   / gmneiksans   ✨ Twitter:   / gmneiksans   📧 E-mail for a business inquiry: [email protected] #chess #chessgame #chessopenings