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Viktorija Ni

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B42		Sicilian, Kan (6 games)
A07		King's Indian Attack (6 games)
B43		Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 (6 games)
A41		Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) (4 games)
D10		Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (4 games)
E63		King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation (4 games)
A04		Reti Opening (4 games)
E60		King's Indian Defense (3 games)
E92		King's Indian (3 games)
D11		Queen's Gambit Declined Slav (3 games)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad (Women)
   M Manko vs V Ni (Sep-22-24) 1-0
   L Rice vs V Ni (Sep-20-24) 1/2-1/2
   V Ni vs J Y Mendez Tovar (Sep-19-24) 1-0
   K Caku vs V Ni (Sep-16-24) 1/2-1/2
   V Ni vs S Vega Gutierrez (Sep-15-24) 1/2-1/2

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VIKTORIJA NI (born Dec-30-1991, 33 years old) Latvia (federation/nationality United States of America) [what is this?] Viktorija Ni learned chess at the age of 7 from her mother, Polina, who is an Expert. She 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. Tournaments Ni represented Latvia twice at the Chess Olympiad (2008, 2010) on the women's team. She switched her federation from Latvia to the United States, and competed in the US Championship (Women) (2012), coming 4th. Other Highlights 2010 Chicago Open, WGM norm 2009 Czech Open, 1st Latvian Rapid Women's Championship (2004, 2005), 2009 Latvian Youth Champion, 1st European Rapid Championship Girls Under 18. Personal Viktorija is married to GM Yury Shulman, the 2008 U.S. Champion. They reside just outside Chicago with their son Gabriel, who was born during the 2011 U.S. Championship, in which Shulman finished second. Source (including photo): http://uschesschamps.com/2012-us-wo... Wikipedia article: Viktorija Ni

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page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Kantane vs V Ni   0-1 36 2005 Blaszczak mem 20th B42 Sicilian, Kan 2. O Wieczorek vs V Ni   1-0 43 2005 Blaszczak mem 20th B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 3. B Laubsch vs V Ni   1-0 38 2006 Pardubice Open-A B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 4. V Ni vs V Plat   ½-½ 48 2007 Olomouc Ave Kontakt Cup IMC D60 Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense 5. V Ni vs J Demina   0-1 47 2008 European Championship (Women) E41 Nimzo-Indian 6. O Derli vs V Ni   0-1 49 2008 European Championship (Women) B42 Sicilian, Kan 7. V Ni vs S Shaydullina   0-1 39 2008 European Championship (Women) D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 8. M Bensdorp-De Labaca vs V Ni   0-1 45 2008 European Championship (Women) E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 9. V Ni vs C Voicu-Jagodzinsky   0-1 33 2008 European Championship (Women) D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 10. L Rogule vs V Ni   1-0 38 2008 European Championship (Women) A07 King's Indian Attack 11. V Ni vs I S Padurariu   ½-½ 34 2008 European Championship (Women) E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 12. I Makka vs V Ni   0-1 47 2008 European Championship (Women) B42 Sicilian, Kan 13. V Ni vs M Lubbe   0-1 53 2008 European Championship (Women) E71 King's Indian, Makagonov System (5.h3) 14. I Gromova vs V Ni   0-1 36 2008 European Championship (Women) E83 King's Indian, Samisch 15. V Ni vs N Paikidze   0-1 43 2008 European Championship (Women) E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2 16. V Ni vs A Beliavsky   0-1 24 2008 President's Cup A10 English 17. M Dvoranova vs V Ni   0-1 54 2008 EU-ch U18 Girls 18th E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 18. V Ni vs M Lean   0-1 57 2008 EU-ch U18 Girls 18th E70 King's Indian 19. I Purgar vs V Ni   0-1 35 2008 EU-ch U18 Girls 18th B42 Sicilian, Kan 20. M Lubbe vs V Ni   1-0 75 2008 EU-ch U18 Girls 18th B43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3 21. I Vasilevich vs V Ni   1-0 34 2008 1st WMSG Blitz Team w E63 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation 22. V Ni vs E Horn   1-0 43 2008 1st WMSG Blitz Team w D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 23. V Ni vs C Tsai   1-0 32 2008 1st WMSG Blitz Team w D87 Grunfeld, Exchange 24. A Bayrak vs V Ni   1-0 36 2008 1st WMSG Blitz Team w A07 King's Indian Attack 25. V Ni vs L Domarkaite   1-0 32 2008 1st WMSG Blitz Team w E46 Nimzo-Indian  page 1 of 6; games 1-25 of 135

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Jan-15-11    wordfunph: no pic of WIM Viktorija Ni? i read from Chess Life January 2011 that she's the girlfriend of GM Yuri Shulman. May-12-12    dumbgai: As of January 2011 she was basically half of Shulman's age. That's creepy. May-21-12    Aware: <That's creepy.> That's pimp son! May-21-12    whiteshark: <Bio>: Viktorija Ni learned chess at the age of 7 from her mother, Polina, who is an Expert. She 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 recently switched her federation form Latvia to the United States, and will be competing in her first-ever U.S. Women's Championship. Viktorija is a formidable competitor, coming into the tournament ranked 5th in the country by rating for Women. She is the spouse of 2012 U.S. Championship competitor GM Yury Shulman, and they both live just outside of Chicago with their son Gabriel. Their son was born during last year's U.S. Championship, in which Yury finished second. <Chess Highlights>: 2010 Chicago Open, WGM norm 2009 Czech Open, 1st Latvian Rapid Women's Championship (2004, 2005), 2009 Latvian Youth Champion, 1st European Rapid Championship Girls Under 18 Source: http://uschesschamps.com/2012-us-wo... May-22-12    dagwood2005: "As of January 2011 she was basically half of Shulman's age. That's creepy." Um, no. Actually Shulman is a hero--a role model for men everywhere. May-23-12    diceman: <whiteshark: Viktorija Ni learned chess at the age of 7 from her mother, Polina, who is an Expert.> So Ni didn’t learn on daddy’s knee. Mar-10-13    Jim Bartle: I think I've found the knights that say "Ni!" Mar-10-13    waustad: She had an important win today over Olga Girya. Aug-24-14    Everett: V Ni Boom Bots Aug-25-14    HeMateMe: <https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/...> Aug-13-17    BIDMONFA: Viktorija Ni NI, Viktorija http://www.bidmonfa.com/ni_viktorij... _ Nov-18-22    GrahamClayton: Is Victoria's chess academy still running? https://www.outchess.com/

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