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Evgeny Sveshnikov | |
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 Sveshnikov at the Turin Olympiad in 2006 | |
| Full name | Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov |
| Country | Soviet Union → Russia Latvia (2002–2015) |
| Born | 11 February 1950 Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | 18 August 2021 (aged 71) |
| Title | Grandmaster (1977) |
| Peak rating | 2610 (January 1994) |
| Peak ranking | No. 25 (January 1978) |
Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (Russian: Евгений Эллинович Све́шников; Latvian: Jevgēņijs Svešņikovs; 11 February 1950 – 18 August 2021) was a Russian chess player and writer who is credited with development of the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977.[1]
- ^ Sveshnikov, Evgeny, ratings.fide.com