Vadim Milov
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| Full name | Vadim Milov | |
| Country |  Switzerland |
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| Born | August 1, 1972 |
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| Title | Grandmaster | |
| FIDE rating | 2690 (No. 30 on the April 2008 FIDE ratings list) |
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| Peak rating | 2690 (January 2008) | |
Vadim Milov (born 1 August 1972, Russia) is a Russian–born Israeli–Swiss Grandmaster of chess.
Following the collapse of the USSR he moved to Israel, before finally settling in Switzerland in 1996.
Recent tournament successes include joint first places at Santo Domingo 2003, Geneva 2004, and the 2005 U.S. Open. He also won the Corsica Masters International Rapid 2005 by defeating Viswanathan Anand in the finals.
He has so far played twice in Chess Olympiads.
- In 1994, at second reserve board in 31st Olympiad in Moscow (+4 –1 =4) for Israel;
- In 2000, at second board in 34th Olympiad in Istanbul (+3 –2 =7) for Switzerland.
[edit] External links
- FIDE rating card for Vadim Milov
- Vadim Milov at ChessGames.com
- "Vadim Milov Speaks Out On Racism," 4/23/06
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