Valeriya Gansvind
| Valeriya Gansvind | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriya I. Gansvind |
| Country |  Soviet Union Estonia |
| Born | 22 November 1965 Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| 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[edit]
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] Her ex-husband is chess grandmaster Sergey Kalinitschew. Valeriya's son Andrey Kalinichev is FIDE Master (FM) and has won Estonian Chess Championship silver medal in 2005.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "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[edit]
- Valeriya I. Gansvind rating card at FIDE
- Valeriya I. Gansvind player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Valeriya I. Gansvind chess games at 365Chess.com
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