Evgeny Sveshnikov
Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (Russian: Евгений Эллинович Све́шников; Latvian: [Jevgēņijs Svešņikovs] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help); 11 February 1950 – 18 August 2021) was a Russian chess player and writer. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977.[1] He was born in Cheliabinsk, Russian SFSR. Sveshnikov played in his first USSR Chess Championship when he was 17 years old.
| Evgeny Sveshnikov | |
|---|---|
 Sveshnikov at the Turin Olympiad in 2006 | |
| Full name | Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia Latvia (2002–2015) |
| Born | 11 February 1950 Cheliabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 18 August 2021 (aged 71) Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| FIDE rating | 2478 (December 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (January 1994) |
Sveshnikov died on 18 August 2021 of problems caused by COVID-19 in Moscow at the age of 71.[2]
References
- ↑ Sveshnikov, Evgeny, ratings.fide.com
- ↑ Ушел из жизни Евгений Эллинович Свешников (1950-2021) (in Russian)