0.Your name, your nationality, your age, male or female.

ALDIS REIMS, LATVIAN, 32 YEARS, MALE

1.When did you start to play renju and how did you learn it? How many years have you played renju?

ON 1984. I LEARNED IT FROM ARTICLE IN LATVIAN MAGAZINE. SO I'VE PLAYED 15 YEARS.

2.Do you play in a club? In which clubs have you played?

NO. I'VE PLAYED IN RIGA RENJU CLUB.

3.Which are your best results in national and international tournaments (Usual tournaments and e-mail tournaments). Which is your international rating for the moment?

  1.LATVIAN CHAMPION 12 TIMES (86-97)

  2.USSR CHAMPION (1986)

  3.USSR TEAM CHAMPION IN BALTICS-1 TEAM (1990)

  4.WINNER OF SWEDISH OPEN (1990)

  5.TWO TIMES 3RD PLACE IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP (91,93)

  6.2ND PLACE IN TOKYO OPEN (91)

  7.3RD PLACE IN WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP IN LATVIAN TEAM (94)

  8.WORLD E-MAIL CHAMPION (96), 2nd PLACE IN E-MAIL CHAMP (98)

4.Which is the best player you have met?

NAKAMURA AND MERITEE.

5.Can you explain why you enjoy renju?

NO

6.Which is your plans for the future as a player?

I DON'T THINK I WILL RETURN ON LIVE TOURNAMENTS. 

I WILL PLAY MAYBE IN SOME E-MAIL CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLY.