Austrian Grandmaster (1994) who was born in Russia, immigrated to Israel then moved to Austria. Won or shared first at Budapest FS in 1994 and 1995, Dieren Open in 1995, Linz (joint) in 1997, Oberwart (joint) in 1997, Schwarzach Open in 1998, Donau Open in 2001 and Vienna Husek in 2006. Also was third in Chess Classic Rapid, Dortmund in 1998. He was running the Chess School of Odessa before settling in Austria in the middle of 1995. A participant in the 1990 Olympiad with the Israeli team. Best ELO: 2570 in 1996. Author of
Understanding Leningrad Dutch (2002),
Receipt from GM’s kitchen,
How to Play Dynamic Chess (2004),
How to Calculate Chess Tactics (2006).
Updated
10.11.2011
Austrian Grandmaster (1994) who was born in Russia, immigrated to Israel then moved to Austria. Won or shared first at Budapest FS in 1994 and 1995, Dieren Open in 1995, Linz (joint) in 1997, Oberwart (joint) in 1997, Schwarzach Open in 1998, Donau Open in 2001 and Vienna Husek in 2006. Also was third in Chess Classic Rapid, Dortmund in 1998. He was running the Chess School of Odessa before settling in Austria in the middle of 1995. A participant in the 1990 Olympiad with the Israeli team. Best ELO: 2570 in 1996. Author of Understanding Leningrad Dutch (2002), Receipt from GM’s kitchen, How to Play Dynamic Chess (2004), How to Calculate Chess Tactics (2006).
Beim Valery Ilich