Valeriya Gansvind
Valeriya Gansvind (born November 22, 1965 in Moscow Oblast) is an Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master.
| Valeriya Gansvind | |
|---|---|
| Country |   |
| Born | November 22, 1965 Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master |
Biography
Valeriya Gansvind learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1983 she graduated from Moscow boarding sports school. In chess competitions Valeriya played for Estonia because her mother is from Tartu.[1] In Estonian Women's Chess Championship Valeriya Gansvind has won 2 gold (2006, 2009) and 2 silver medals (2005, 2008).[2][3]
Valeriya Gansvind 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).
Worked as a chess coach. Lives in Moscow and Canada, taking part in there a chess tournaments.[5] Valeriya's son Andrey Kalinichev is FIDE master and has won Estonian Chess Championship silver medal in 2005.[6]
gollark: How do you PORTRAY cosmic rays?
gollark: I can type 100WPM or so, so that will involve a lot of endless items.
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gollark: I should always be portrayed as speaking through some sort of remote chat thing to leave it a mystery to the audience about whether I'm a person or just a swarm of bees dressed as one with internet access, or possibly a rogue AI or, as andrew says, a probabilistic anomaly.
gollark: Well, for accuracy, I should never be actually pictured and always appear remotely somehow.
References
External links
- Valeriya Gansvind rating card at FIDE
- Valeriya Gansvind player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Valeriya Gansvind player profile at 365chess.com
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