Valeriya Gansvind
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Valeriya Gansvind | |
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Full name | Valeriya I. Gansvind |
Country | ![]() ![]() |
Born | Moscow Oblast, Russia | 22 November 1965
Title | Woman FIDE Master |
FIDE rating | 2086 (February 2020) |
Peak rating | 2314 (October 2002) |
Valeriya I. Gansvind (also spelled Valeria, born 22 November 1965 in Moscow Oblast) is an Estonian chess player who holds the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).
Biography
Gansvind learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1983 she graduated from Moscow boarding sports school. In chess competitions she played for Estonia because her mother is from Tartu.[1] In the Estonian Women's Chess Championship, Gansvind has won 2 gold (2006, 2009) and 2 silver medals (2005, 2008).[2][3]
She played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads:[4]
- In 2006, at third board in the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin (+3 −3 =5);
- In 2008, at second board in the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden (+6 −1 =4);
- In 2010, at second board in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk (+3 −4 =4).
Gansvind worked as a chess coach. She lives in Moscow and Canada, taking part in there a chess tournaments.[5] Valeriya's son Andrey Kalinichev is FIDE Master (FM) and has won Estonian Chess Championship silver medal in 2005.[6]
References
- ^ "GANSVIND, VALERIA". ESBL.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "EST-ch_(Women)_2006". 365Chess.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Estonian Chess Championship". Maletaht.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Valeria Gansvind". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Victoria Chess Festival 2009". VictoriaChessClub.pbworks.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
- ^ "FIDE Chess Profile: Kalinichev, Andrey". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
External links
- {{FIDE}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
- Valeriya I. Gansvind player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Valeriya I. Gansvind chess games at 365Chess.com
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