14 Facts About Evgeny Sveshnikov

Evgeny Sveshnikov was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977.

Evgeny Sveshnikov played in his first USSR Chess Championship when he was 17 years old.

Evgeny Sveshnikov was awarded by FIDE the titles International Master in 1975 and Grandmaster in 1977.

Evgeny Sveshnikov won the Latvian Chess Championship in 2003 and 2010.

In 2017, Evgeny Sveshnikov won the 65+ section of the World Senior Chess Championship.

Evgeny Sveshnikov represented Latvia at the Chess Olympiads of 2004,2006,2008, and 2010, and at the European Team Championship in 2011.

Evgeny Sveshnikov insisted that it was not in the best interests of chess professionals to allow this to continue.

Evgeny Sveshnikov contended that game scores were the labors and intellectual property of the two players concerned and therefore copyright permissions and royalty fees should apply.

Evgeny Sveshnikov questioned the wisdom of handing over such detailed information to future opponents, who would utilise databases to improve their chances of victory, regardless of original thought or chess-playing ability.

Evgeny Sveshnikov authored a comprehensive book on this variation titled The Sicilian Pelikan.

Evgeny Sveshnikov was a pioneer in the development of the Advance Variation of the French Defence and of the Alapin Variation of the Sicilian Defence.

Evgeny Sveshnikov's son, Vladimir Sveshnikov, is a chess player with the title of International Master.

Evgeny Sveshnikov died from complications of COVID-19 on 18 August 2021, at the age of 71.

Evgeny Sveshnikov's death came shortly after the death of his mother.