GM Toms Kantans Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Full name Toms Kantans Born 1994 (age 31) Place of birth Federation Latvia Profiles #494 World Ranking 2517 Classical 2403 Rapid 2402 Blitz Rating Bio Bio coming soon. Most Played Openings White Pieces French Defense: Steiner Variation (22 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Najdorf Variation (19 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (17 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Maróczy Bind Formation (16 games) Scotch Game: Schmidt, Mieses Variation (15 games) Black Pieces Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts Defense (18 games) Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Closed (17 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (14 games) Scandinavian Defense: Mieses-Kotrč, Gubinsky-Melts, Bronstein Variation (14 games) Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch, Advance Variation (13 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Toms Kantans (2486) Jan Krejci (2543) 1-0 37 2025 Toms Kantans (2506) Grigor Grigorov (2904) 1-0 74 2025 Toms Kantans (2506) Jachym Smolik (2325) 1-0 37 2025 Toms Kantans (2495) Leon Livaic (2560) 0-1 35 2025 Toms Kantans (2495) Edvin Trost (2443) 0-1 47 2025 Toms Kantans (2519) Marta Bartel (2340) 0-1 21 2025 Toms Kantans (2495) Jakub Seemann (2487) ½-½ 38 2025 Toms Kantans (2518) Filip Boe Olsen (2705) ½-½ 58 2025 Leandro Krysa (2752) Toms Kantans (2522) 1-0 25 2025 Alexander Khlebovich (2747) Toms Kantans (2521) 1-0 42 2025 Show All Games