Vladimir Georgiev (; born 27 August 1975 in

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) is a

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grandmaster. He became an

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in 1995 and a Grandmaster in 2000. Vladimir Georgiev first caught the eye of the chess world in 1992, when he finished second in the

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. He became Bulgarian National Champion in 1995 and champion of

in 2007. Since 2002 he played for the Republic of Macedonia. In 2004 he came second in the

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GM Tournament. In 2011 he tied for first–third place with Maxim Turov and Yuri Vovk in the Dutch Open in Dieren. He is the trainer of former

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Antoaneta Stefanova. He has a daughter and wife and resides in Chicago and regularly visits Florida Georgiev transferred from the Bulgarian chess federation to the Macedonian in 2002.Player transfers in 2002
FIDE.

References

External links

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Chessdom – Interview with Vladimir Georgiev
* https://www.gmvladimir.com 1975 births Living people Chess Grandmasters Chess Olympiad competitors Chess players from Sofia Macedonian chess players Bulgarian chess players {{NorthMacedonia-chess-bio-stub