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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.

Viktorija Ni
Viktorija Ni, 2016
Country	United States (after 2011) Latvia (before 2011)
Born	(1991-12-30) December 30, 1991 (age 30) Riga, Latvia
Title	Woman International Master (2010)
Peak rating	2264 (July 2012)

Chess career

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.

Personal life

Ni is married to chess grandmaster Yury Shulman.[4] She lives in New York City where she works as a chess coach.[5]

References

External links

• 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

На других языках

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- [en] Viktorija Ni

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[ru] Ни, Виктория

Виктория Ни (англ. Viktorija Ni; род. 30 декабря 1991, Рига) — американская, ранее латвийская, шахматистка, международный мастер среди женщин (2010).

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