Estonian chess player

Valeriya I. Gansvind (also spelled Valeria, born 22 November 1965 in Moscow Oblast) is an Estonian chess player who holds the *le of Woman FIDE Master (WFM).

Biography

Gansvind learned to play chess at age eleven. In 1983 she graduated from Moscow boarding sports school. In chess compe*ions she played for Estonia because her mother is from Tartu.In the Estonian Women's Chess Championship, Gansvind has won 2 gold (2006, 2009) and 2 silver medals (2005, 2008).

She played for Estonia in Chess Olympiads:

• 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.Valeriya's son Andrey Kalinichev is FIDE Master (FM) and has won Estonian Chess Championship silver medal in 2005.

References

External links

• 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