Valeriya Gansvind

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).

Valeriya Gansvind
Full nameValeriya I. Gansvind
Country Soviet Union
 Estonia
Born (1965-11-22) 22 November 1965
Moscow Oblast, Russia
TitleWoman FIDE Master
FIDE rating2086 (February 2020)
Peak rating2314 (October 2002)

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]

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
  1. "GANSVIND, VALERIA". ESBL.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  2. "EST-ch_(Women)_2006". 365Chess.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  3. "Estonian Chess Championship". Maletaht.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  4. "Women's Chess Olympiads :: Valeria Gansvind". OlimpBase.org. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  5. "Victoria Chess Festival 2009". VictoriaChessClub.pbworks.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.
  6. "FIDE Chess Profile: Kalinichev, Andrey". FIDE.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2014.


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