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Miervaldis (Walter) Jurševskis (November 6, 1921 in Riga, Latvia – March 15, 2014 in Burnaby, British Columbia) was a Latvian-Canadian chess master, and a professional artist. Jurševskis learned chess from his father at the age of six, but it was not until he entered the University of Latvia, where he studied art, that he became one of the brightest chess stars in Riga. He won numerous tournaments, including the one of Jūrmala, and most of the blitz contests he entered.

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  • Miervaldis ‘Walter’ Jursevskis (Riga, 1921 – , 2014) és un mestre d'escacs letó-canadenc Jursevskis va aprendre a jugar a escacs del seu pare quan tenia sis o set anys, i va aconseguir nombrosos èxits, inclosa la victòria als campionats de Riga i Jurmala en una ocasió. Va estudiar arquitectura a la durant quatre anys, tot i que després va decidir concentrar-se en l'art. (ca)
  • Miervaldis (Walter) Jurševskis (November 6, 1921 in Riga, Latvia – March 15, 2014 in Burnaby, British Columbia) was a Latvian-Canadian chess master, and a professional artist. Jurševskis learned chess from his father at the age of six, but it was not until he entered the University of Latvia, where he studied art, that he became one of the brightest chess stars in Riga. He won numerous tournaments, including the one of Jūrmala, and most of the blitz contests he entered. (en)
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  • Miervaldis ‘Walter’ Jursevskis (Riga, 1921 – , 2014) és un mestre d'escacs letó-canadenc Jursevskis va aprendre a jugar a escacs del seu pare quan tenia sis o set anys, i va aconseguir nombrosos èxits, inclosa la victòria als campionats de Riga i Jurmala en una ocasió. Va estudiar arquitectura a la durant quatre anys, tot i que després va decidir concentrar-se en l'art. El maig del 1945, va deixar Riga per mar, tot just abans de l'arribada de les forces soviètiques. Va desembarcar a Kiel, i va romandre els següents dos anys en diversos camps de refugiats alemanys. Com a refugiat de la Segona Guerra Mundial, va jugar en alguns petits torneigs internacionals, entre d'altres: i Lübeck (ambdós el 1945), Meerbeck (1946), i Hanau (1947). En aquests esdeveniments, Jursevskis es va enfrontar a nombrosos forts jugadors de les Repúbliques bàltiques també refugiats i a mestres alemanys i austríacs, d'entre els quals són destacables Iefim Bogoliúbov, Friedrich Sämisch, Ludwig Rellstab, Elmars Zemgalis, Lucijs Endzelins, Romanas Arlauskas, i Karlis Ozols. El 1948 Jursevskis va emigrar al Canadà. Cap al 1949 es va establir a Vancouver. Va guanyar el Campionat de la Colúmbia Britànica sis cops (1949, 1950, 1954-57). Va participar en tres Campionats del Canadà (1951, 1955, 1957), on el seu millor resultat va ser a Vancouver 1957 on va assolir el tercer lloc, darrere Povilas Vaitonis i . (ca)
  • Miervaldis (Walter) Jurševskis (November 6, 1921 in Riga, Latvia – March 15, 2014 in Burnaby, British Columbia) was a Latvian-Canadian chess master, and a professional artist. Jurševskis learned chess from his father at the age of six, but it was not until he entered the University of Latvia, where he studied art, that he became one of the brightest chess stars in Riga. He won numerous tournaments, including the one of Jūrmala, and most of the blitz contests he entered. He fled Riga in 1944, just prior to the Soviet forces arriving. As a displaced person after World War II, he took place in several chess events in Germany, including Blomberg and Lübeck (both 1945), Meerbeck (1946), and Hanau (1947). In these events, Jurševskis played with strong players from the Baltic countries—along with German and Austrian masters -— including Efim Bogoljubov, Friedrich Sämisch, Ludwig Rellstab, Elmārs Zemgalis, Lūcijs Endzelīns, Romanas Arlauskas, and Kārlis Ozols. In 1948 Jurševskis emigrated to Canada where he eventually settled in Vancouver. He won the British Columbia Championships six times (1949, 1950, 1954–57). He played in three Canadian Championships (1951, 1955, 1957), his best result occurring at Vancouver 1957 when he tied for third, behind Povilas Vaitonis and Géza Füster. Jurševskis love to play 5-minute blitz games; he eventually wrote a 14-page booklet in Latvian "Piecu minūšu partijas technika un taktika" (Five Minute Game Technique and Tactics), Memmingen, 1946. By profession Jurševskis was an artist, and contributed many drawings to various chess magazines and has illustrated several chess books. (en)
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