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IM Vladimir Sveshnikov

Full name

Vladimir Sveshnikov

Born

1/1/1986 (age 38)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Latvia

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

Alapin Sicilian Defense (56 games)

Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (14 games)

Indian Game (7 games)

French Defense: Exchange Variation (7 games)

Giuoco Piano Game: Center Attack (7 games)

Black Pieces

English Opening: Agincourt Defense (17 games)

Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line, Stoltz Variation (14 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (14 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (10 games)

Alekhine's Defense: Exchange Variation (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Vladimir Sveshnikov (1826) Al Taher Abdulrahman Mohammad (2238)	1-0	42	2024
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2411) Tomas Laurusas (2484)	0-1	31	2023
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2424) Emils Janis Mierins (1618)	1-0	21	2020
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2424) Vitaly Levchenkov (2209)	0-1	31	2020
Vladimir Sveshnikov Nikita Meshkovs	0-1	27	2020
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2424) Georgijs Germanovs (1588)	½-½	111	2020
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2419) Alexandr Predke (2632)	1-0	46	2019
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2419) Andrei Volokitin (2636)	1-0	48	2019
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2419) Alexander Moiseenko (2628)	1-0	29	2019
Vladimir Sveshnikov (2419) Zigurds Lanka (2386)	1-0	47	2019

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