Karlis Betins
- Birth Date:
- 27.10.1867
- Death date:
- 28.03.1943
- Person's maiden name:
- Kārlis Bētiņš,
- Extra names:
- Carl Behting, Карлис Бетиньш, Kārlis Bētiņš Kārļa d., Карлис Карлович Бетиньш, Kārlis Bētiņš
- Categories:
- Chess player, Order of the Three Stars (Latvia), Public figure
- Nationality:
- latvian
- Cemetery:
- Riga Great cemetery / Lielie kapi
Kārlis Bētiņš (Karlis Betins, Karl Behting) (27 October 1867, Bērzmuiža – 28 March 1943, Riga) was a Latvian chess master and composer of studies.
He tied for 3rd-5th at Riga 1899 (the 1st Baltic Congress, Robert Behting won), took 3rd at Riga 1900 (won by T. Muller), won at Riga 1900/01, shared 1st with Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz, W. Sohn and Wilhelm von Stamm at Dorpat (Tartu) 1901 (the 2nd Baltic Congress), and tied for 3rd-4th at Reval (Tallinn) 1904 (Bernhard Gregory won).
In 1902–1910, he was co-editor with Paul Kerkovius of the Baltische Schachblätter.
After World War I, he took 3rd, behind Hermanis Matisons and Fricis Apšenieks, at Riga 1924 (1st LAT-ch). Bētinš played for Latvia in 1st unofficial Chess Olympiad at Paris 1924 (+7 –4 =2), where he took 4th place (team) and tied for 4-7th in Consolation Cup (individual; Karel Hromadkawon).
The Latvian Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5) was named as a tribute to Kārlis Bētiņš, who analyzed it in the early part of the 20th century.
Source: wikipedia.org
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| Relation name | Relation type | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kārlis Bētiņš | Father | |
| 2 |  | Roberts Bētiņš | Brother | |
| 3 | Kristaps Bētiņš | Brother | ||
| 4 |  | Teodors Bētiņš | Brother | |
| 5 |  | Jānis Bētiņš | Brother | |
| 6 |  | Marija Stumberga | Sister | |
| 7 |  | Jānis Bētiņš | Uncle | |
| 8 |  | Jēkabs Jānis Stumbergs | Brother in-law | |
| 9 |  | Jēkabs Stumbergs | Brother in-law | |
| 10 |  | Ansis Bētiņš | Grandfather | |
| 11 | Līna Kade | Cousin | ||
| 12 |  | Ludvigs Bētiņš | Cousin | |
| 13 |  | Ādolfs Bētiņš | Cousin | |
| 14 |  | Mikhail Chigorin | Idea mate | |
| 15 |  | Pauls Teodors Kerkoviuss | Idea mate | |
| 16 | Karl Wilhelm Rosenkrantz | Idea mate | ||
| 17 |  | Emanuel Schiffers | Idea mate | |
| 18 |  | Piers Bohl | Idea mate |
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