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{{Short description|Latvian-American chess player}}
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{{Infobox chess biography
{{Infobox chess biography
|name = Viktorija Ni
|name = Viktorija Ni
|image =
|image = ViktorijaNi16.jpg
|caption = WIM Viktorija Ni
|caption = Viktorija Ni, 2016
|country = [[Latvia]]<br>[[United States]]
|country = Latvia (until 2011)<br>United States (since 2011)
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|30}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|12|30}}
|birth_place = [[Riga]], Latvia
|birth_place = [[Riga]], Latvia
|death_date =
|death_date =
|title = [[Woman International Master]] (2010)
|title = [[Woman International Master]] (2010)
|ranking =
|ranking = No. 408 ranked woman in the October 2017 [[FIDE World Rankings]]
|peakrating = 2264 (July 2012)
|peakrating = 2264 (July 2012)
|FideID = 11602252
|FideID = 11602252
}}
}}
'''Viktorija Ni''' (born December 30, 1991) is a Latvian and American [[chess]] player with the title of [[Woman International Master]] (WIM). She competed in the [[Women's World Chess Championship]] in [[Women's World Chess Championship 2017|2017]].
'''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==
==Chess career==
Viktorija Ni was taught to play chess at seven years old by her mother, Polina,<ref name="uschess">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/bio/ni|title=Viktorija Ni|last=|first=|date=|website=www.uschesschamps.com||archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> and was trained by [[Jānis Klovāns]].<ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/in-memory-of-janis-klovans-1935-2010- "In Memory of Janis Klovans (1935–2010)"]. ChessBase. 2011-05-12.</ref> She won the Latvian women's championship of [[Rapid Chess|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 the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2010. Ni achieved her final [[Norm (chess)|norm]] required for the title WIM at the 19th [[Chicago]] Open.<ref name="uschess"/> Ni played for the Latvian team at the [[Women's Chess Olympiad]] in 2008 and 2010, and the Four Nations Chess Challenge in 2008.
Viktorija Ni was taught to play chess at seven years old by her mother, Polina,<ref name="uschess">{{Cite web|url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/bio/ni|title=Viktorija Ni|last=|first=|date=|website=www.uschesschamps.com|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2017-10-24}}</ref> and was trained by [[Jānis Klovāns]].<ref>[http://en.chessbase.com/post/in-memory-of-janis-klovans-1935-2010- "In Memory of Janis Klovans (1935–2010)"]. ChessBase. 2011-05-12.</ref> She won the Latvian women's championship of [[Rapid Chess|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 (chess)|norm]] required for the title WIM at the 19th [[Chicago]] Open.<ref name="uschess"/> 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 [[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 [[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]].

==Personal life==
Ni was [[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>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{FIDE}}
* {{FIDE}}
* {{USCF}}
*[https://www.365chess.com/players/Viktorija_Ni Viktorija Ni] chess games at 365Chess.com
*{{Chessgames player|105791}}
* {{365Chess.com player|Viktorija_Ni}}
* {{Chessgames player|105791}}
*[http://www.olimpbase.org/playersw/ie6eeskd.html Viktorija Ni] team chess record at Olimpbase.org
* {{OlimpBase women's player|ie6eeskd}}


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[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:1991 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Chess woman International Masters]]
[[Category:Chess Woman International Masters]]
[[Category:American female chess players]]
[[Category:American female chess players]]
[[Category:American chess players]]
[[Category:Latvian female chess players]]
[[Category:Latvian female chess players]]
[[Category:Latvian chess players]]
[[Category:Chess Olympiad competitors]]
[[Category:Chess Olympiad competitors]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Riga]]
[[Category:Chess players from Riga]]
[[Category:21st-century American sportswomen]]

Latest revision as of 01:43, 3 November 2024

Viktorija Ni
Viktorija Ni, 2016
CountryLatvia (until 2011)
United States (since 2011)
Born (1991-12-30) December 30, 1991 (age 32)
Riga, Latvia
TitleWoman International Master (2010)
Peak rating2264 (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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Viktorija Ni". www.uschesschamps.com. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "In Memory of Janis Klovans (1935–2010)". ChessBase. 2011-05-12.
  3. ^ Player transfers in 2011. FIDE.
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