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{{Short description|Latvian-American chess player}} |
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|name = Viktorija Ni |
|name = Viktorija Ni |
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|image = ViktorijaNi16.jpg |
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|caption = Viktorija Ni, 2016 |
|caption = Viktorija Ni, 2016 |
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|country = Latvia (until 2011)<br>United States (since 2011) |
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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|30}} |
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|30}} |
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|birth_place = [[Riga]], Latvia |
|birth_place = [[Riga]], Latvia |
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She [[List of nationality transfers in chess|transferred national federations]] from Latvia to the United States in 2011.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.phtml?year=2011 Player transfers in 2011]. ''FIDE''.</ref> Ni has represented the United States at the Women's [[World Team Chess Championship]] in 2013 and 2015. She finished in fourth place at the [[U.S. Women's Chess Championship]] in 2012 and 2015. She competed in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2017|2017]]. |
She [[List of nationality transfers in chess|transferred national federations]] from Latvia to the United States in 2011.<ref>[http://ratings.fide.com/fedchange.phtml?year=2011 Player transfers in 2011]. ''FIDE''.</ref> Ni has represented the United States at the Women's [[World Team Chess Championship]] in 2013 and 2015. She finished in fourth place at the [[U.S. Women's Chess Championship]] in 2012 and 2015. She competed in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2017|2017]]. |
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==Personal life== |
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Ni is [[List of chess families|married]] to chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] [[Yury Shulman]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://en.chessbase.com/post/rest-day-in-chengdu|last=Ramirez|first=Alejandro|authorlink=Alejandro Ramirez (chess player)|title=Rest Day in Chengdu|date=2015-04-25|website=Chess News|publisher=ChessBase|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> She lives in New York City where she works as a chess coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://viktorijani.com/|title=Viktorija Ni Chess Coaching|website=Viktorija Ni Chess Coaching|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-17}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{365Chess.com player|Viktorija_Ni}} |
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* {{365Chess.com player|Viktorija_Ni}} |
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* {{OlimpBase women's player|ie6eeskd}} |
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*[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/ie6eeskd.html Viktorija Ni] team chess record at Olimpbase.org |
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 3 November 2024
| Viktorija Ni | |
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 Viktorija Ni, 2016 | |
| Country | Latvia (until 2011) United States (since 2011) |
| Born | December 30, 1991 Riga, Latvia |
| Title | Woman International Master (2010) |
| Peak rating | 2264 (July 2012) |
Viktorija Ni (born December 30, 1991) is a Latvian-American chess player. She was awarded the title of Woman International Master (WIM) by FIDE in 2010.
Chess career
[edit]Viktorija Ni was taught to play chess at seven years old by her mother, Polina,[1] and was trained by Jānis Klovāns.[2] She won the Latvian women's championship of rapid chess in 2004 and 2005. In 2009 Ni was Latvian youth champion and European rapid champion in the girls under 18 category. Ni earned the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 2007 and that of Woman International Master (WIM) in 2010. She achieved her final norm required for the title WIM at the 19th Chicago Open.[1] Ni played for the Latvian team at the Women's Chess Olympiad in 2008 and 2010, and the Four Nations Chess Challenge in 2008.
She transferred national federations from Latvia to the United States in 2011.[3] Ni has represented the United States at the Women's World Team Chess Championship in 2013 and 2015. She finished in fourth place at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 2012 and 2015. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2017.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Viktorija Ni". www.uschesschamps.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
- ^ "In Memory of Janis Klovans (1935–2010)". ChessBase. 2011-05-12.
- ^ Player transfers in 2011. FIDE.
External links
[edit]- Viktorija Ni rating card at FIDE
- Viktorija Ni rating and tournament record at US Chess Federation
- Viktorija Ni chess games at 365Chess.com
- Viktorija Ni player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Viktorija Ni Women's Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
