Mikhail Semyonovich Tseitlin (; ; born 16 June 1947, in

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Grandmaster, now resident in Germany. Tseitlin was twice Moscow Champion in 1976 (jointly) and 1977. His best results in international tournaments are Pernik (1977 and 1981) - 1st and 1st - 4th place; Nałęczów (1979) - 1st-3rd; Łódź (1980) - 2nd-4th; Hradec-Kralove (1982/83) - 3rd-6th; Prague (1983 and 1985) - 1st place. Tseitlin was awarded the

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(IM) title in 1977 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1987. He received the

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title in 1990.

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