Background
Her mother, Polina Ni, taught chess to her when she was seven years old.
Her mother, Polina Ni, taught chess to her when she was seven years old.
Viktorija Ni 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 switched her federation from Latvia to the United States in 2011.
She has represented the United States twice at the Women"s World Team Chess Championship (2013, 2015).
Her best results have been fourth place in the United States. Women"s Chess Championships 2012 and 2015, in the latter case recovering from a poor start by scoring 5 wins and 2 draws in the final 7 games. 1st place Latvian Blitz Women"s Championships (2004, 2005)
WGM norm 2009 Czechoslovakian Open
1st European Rapid Championship Girls Under 18 (2009)
WIM final norm - Chicago Open 2010
6th place - part of the National Chess Women"s team in Astana, Kazakhstan (2013)
4th place United States. Women"s Chess Championships 2012 and 2015.