Evgeny Sveshnikov

Evgeny Sveshnikov
Sveshnikov in 1981
Full nameEvgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov
Country
  • Soviet Union (until 1992)
  • Russia (1992–2002; from 2015)
  • Latvia (2002–2015)
Born(1950-02-11)11 February 1950
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died18 August 2021(2021-08-18) (aged 71)
TitleGrandmaster (1977)
Peak rating2610 (January 1994)
Peak rankingNo. 25 (January 1978)

Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov (Russian: Евгений Эллинович Свешников; 11 February 1950 – 18 August 2021) was a Russian chess player and writer who is credited with the development of the Sveshnikov Variation of the Sicilian Defence. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1977.

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