Vladimir Sveshnikov

Vladimir Evgenyevich Sveshnikov (Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Свешников, Latvian: Vladimirs Svešņikovs; born 6 May 1986) is a Latvian chess player of Russian descent. He was awarded the International Master title in 2011.

Vladimir Sveshnikov
Full nameVladimir Evgenyevich Sveshnikov
Country Latvia
Born (1986-05-06) 6 May 1986
Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleInternational Master (2011)
FIDE rating2424 (August 2020)

Biography and career

Born in Riga, Vladimir Sveshnikov is the eldest son of 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.

Publications
  • 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.

References
  1. Sveshnikov, Evgeny (2010-10-28). "Хит-парад. Отцы и дети" (in Russian). ChessPro. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  2. "The Week in Chess 876". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. "Rogule and Sveshnikov are 2016 Latvian Chess Champions". Chessdom. 2016-05-07. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
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