| Valeriya Gansvind | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriya I. Gansvind |
| Country |  Soviet Union  Estonia |
| Born | 22 November 1965 Moscow Oblast, Russia |
| Title | Woman FIDE Master |
| FIDE rating | 2086 (February 2020) |
| Peak rating | 2314 (October 2002) |
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).
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]
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