Alexander Goldin (born February 27, 1964) is an American

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grandmaster of

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n origin. Goldin had success from a young age. In 1981 he won the USSR Under-18 Championship. He was a joint winner of the Soviet Championship semifinal at

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in 1986 (a qualifier for the 1987 First League Final). Other tournament successes include winning the

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's World Open in 1998 and 2001. In 2003 Goldin won the

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edging out on tiebreak score

Giovanni Vescovi Giovanni Portilho Vescovi (born 14 June 1978) is a Brazilian chess player. He was awarded the title of International Master in 1993 and the Grandmaster title in 1998. Vescovi is a seven-time national champion (1999, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 20 ...

, after both players scored 8.5/11. In team chess, he played board three for the US team at the

2004 Chess Olympiad The 36th Chess Olympiad ( es, La 36a Olimpíada de ajedrez, link=no; ca, La 36a Olimpíada d'escacs), organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) and comprising an openAlthough commonly referred to as the ''men's division'', t ...

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and registered a 65% score.

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