Country United States Name Viktorija Ni | ||
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Title Women's International Master Ranking No. 353 ranked woman in the January 2015 FIDE World Rankings | ||
Viktorija Ni talks about how children are motivated to play chess
2015 US Women's Chess Championship final round: Ni vs. Virkud
Viktorija Ni is one of the top female American chess players with the title of women's international Master since 2010. Her mother, Polina Ni, taught chess to her when she was seven years old.
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- Viktorija Ni talks about how children are motivated to play chess
- 2015 US Womens Chess Championship final round Ni vs Virkud
- Chess career
- Chess career highlights
- Personal life
- References
Chess career
Viktorija Ni earned the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM) in 2007 and the Woman International Master (WIM) title in 2010, earning her final norm at the 19th Chicago Open. Viktorija represented Latvia twice at the Chess Olympiad (2008, 2010) on the women's team. She switched her federation from Latvia to the United States in 2011. She has represented the United States twice at the Women's World Team Chess Championship (2013, 2015). Her best results have been fourth place in the U.S. Women's Chess Championships 2012 and 2015, in the latter case recovering from a poor start by scoring 5 wins and 2 draws in the final 7 games.
Chess career highlights
Personal life
In her free time, she likes to run, hike and practices yoga.