Vladimir Sveshnikov
| Vladimir Sveshnikov | |
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| Full name | Vladimirs Svešņikovs Vladimir Evgenyevich Sveshnikov |
| Country | Latvia |
| Born | 6 May 1986 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | International Master (2011) |
| FIDE rating | 2411 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2440 (May 2012) |
Vladimir Sveshnikov (Latvian: Vladimirs Svešņikovs, Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Свешников, romanized: Vladimir Yevgenyevich Sveshnikov; born 6 May 1986) is a Latvian chess player. He was awarded the International Master title in 2011.
Biography and career[edit]
Born in Riga, Vladimir Sveshnikov is the eldest son of Russian grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov. As a junior, he was Latvian champion in the under-14 age category.[1] He was the best Latvian player in the Riga Technical University Open 2011, in which he finished third.[2] Sveshnikov won the Latvian Chess Championship in 2016.[3]
He played for the Latvian team in the 39th Chess Olympiad in 2010 and 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016.
In 2015, together with his father, he wrote the book A Chess Opening Repertoire for Rapid and Blitz, published in English and Russian.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2010-10-28). "Хит-парад. Отцы и дети" (in Russian). ChessPro. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 876". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ^ "Rogule and Sveshnikov are 2016 Latvian Chess Champions". Chessdom. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
- ^ Sveshnikov, Evgeny; Sveshnikov, Vladimir (2015). A Chess Opening Repertoire for Blitz and Rapid. Sharp, Surprising and Forcing Lines for Black and White. New In Chess. ISBN 978-90-5691-603-9.
External links[edit]
- Vladimir Sveshnikov rating card at FIDE
- Vladimir Sveshnikov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vladimir Sveshnikov chess games at 365Chess.com
- Vladimirs Svešņikovs Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
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