Aivars Gipslis

Aivars Gipslis (February 8, 1937, Riga - April 13, 2000, Berlin) was a Latvian chess player, Grandmaster (1967) and ICCF Grandmaster (1996). A chess theorist and journalist, an honored coach of the USSR (1976) and the Georgian SSR (1972). Trainer of Nona Gaprindashvili (1966-1979) and the USSR Women's Olympic Team (1972-1984). The Editor-in-Chief of the magazine "Shakhs" (since 1970). By profession he is an engineer and economist.

He learned to play chess at the age of 12 in the club of the Riga Pioneers Palace.