Vladimir Sveshnikov
Vladimir Evgenyevich Sveshnikov is a Latvian chess player of Russian descent. He was awarded the International Master title in 2011.Born in Riga, Vladimir Sveshnikov is the eldest son of Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov. As a junior, he was Latvian champion in the under-14 age category. He was the best Latvian player in the Riga Technical University Open 2011, in which he finished third. Sveshnikov won the Latvian Chess Championship in 2016.
He played for the Latvian team in the 39th Chess Olympiad in 2010 and 42nd Chess Olympiad in 2016.
In 2015, together with his father, he wrote the book A Chess Opening Repertoire for Rapid and Blitz, published in English and Russian.Publications
