Education
University of Latvia.
University of Latvia.
Jānis Kļaviņš had a short but bright chess player career. In 1955 Jānis Kļaviņš fulfilled chess master norm in Team Championship of Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in Voroshilovgrad. He was well versed in all aspects of chess theory and technique but his strength lied in his ability to make combinations.
After completing Faculty of Physics and Mathematics University of Latvia in 1957, Kļaviņš enrolled at the Institute of Physics of Latvian Academy of Sciences (now - Institute of Physics of University of Latvia).
He started career in science and ended chess player career. Jānis Kļaviņš has worked as an engineer, scientist, laboratory director, scientific secretary and deputy director of scientific work.
He performed research in Magnetohydrodynamics problems and earning his doctorate degree in Physics from there.