Education
University of Latvia.
University of Latvia.
She learned to play chess at the age of 11. In 1961 she shared 1-3 prize in a Moscow tournament. Astra Klovāne played for Latvia in Soviet team competitions:
In 1962, the best result at ten board in the 8th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Leningrad (+3, =5, -0).
In 1967, the best result at nine board in the 10th Soviet Team Chess Championship in Moscow (+6, =2, -1).
Astra Klovāne won the Latvian Chess Championship for women seven times - 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1977, and 1978. She won also the Latvian women speed championship in 1977, 1978, and 1981. In 1959, at the age of 15, she won the Latvian Girl Championship, and two years later she won the Baldone Club Championship. Astra Klovane won three Latvian Ladies Championships in a row - 1963, 1964, and 1965, without losing a game, and won also the Riga Ladies Championship in 1964.
