Vadim Milov (born 1 August 1972) is a

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player who received the

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of Grandmaster (GM) in 1993.

Early life

Born in

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, following the collapse of the

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, he moved to Israel in 1992, before finally settling in Switzerland in 1996.

Career

He played at the traditional GM Invitation tournament of

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in 1996, co-winning with then reigning

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Anatoly Karpov Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov ( rus, links=no, Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов, p=ɐnɐˈtolʲɪj jɪvˈɡʲenʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈkarpəf; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian and former Soviet chess grandmaster, former World Ches ...

, ahead of prominent players such as

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, who was sole third,

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who was placed last in a field of twelve players. He won the Australian Open Chess Championship in 1999, held in Sunshine Coast. Some tournament successes include joint first places at

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2002, Santo Domingo 2003, Geneva 2004, the 2005 U.S. Open and

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2009 (but lost the play-off against

Peter Svidler Pyotr Veniaminovich Svidler (russian: Пётр Вениами́нович Сви́длер; born 17 June 1976), commonly known as Peter Svidler, is a Russian chess grandmaster and an eight-time Russian Chess Champion who now frequently commenta ...

). He also won the Corsica Masters International Rapid 2005 by defeating

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of ...

in the finals. In 2015 Milov won the

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by defeating

Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster who is the former Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, and the for ...

1½-½ in a rapid playoff. He has so far played twice in

Chess Olympiad The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams representing nations of the world compete. FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation. Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, FIDE held an Online Chess Olympiad in 2020 and ...

s. * In 1994, at second reserve board in

31st Chess Olympiad The 31st Chess Olympiad (russian: 31-я Шахматная олимпиада, ''31-ya Shakhmatnaya olimpiada''), organized by FIDE and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to both male an ...

in Moscow (+4 –1 =4) for Israel; * In 2000, at second board in

34th Chess Olympiad The 34th Chess Olympiad ( tr, 34. Satranç Olimpiyatı), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', this section is open to all players. and women's tourn ...

in Istanbul (+3 –2 =7) for Switzerland.

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* * * 1972 births Living people Chess grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Russian chess players Israeli chess players Swiss chess players Sportspeople from Ufa {{Israel-chess-bio-stub