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Vladimir Malakhov
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Full name Vladimir Malakhov
Country  Russia
Born (1980-11-27) November 27, 1980 (age 44)
Title Grandmaster
FIDE rating 2725
(#20 in the September 2010 FIDE World Rankings)
Peak rating 2732 (July 2010)

Vladimir Malakhov was born on November 27, 1980. He is a very talented chess player from Russia. He holds the highest title in chess, which is called a Grandmaster.

Vladimir was part of the Russian team that won a gold medal. This happened at the 2009 World Team Chess Championship. The event took place in a city called Bursa.

About Vladimir Malakhov

Vladimir Malakhov has a really interesting career path. He is not just a chess player! He is also a nuclear physicist. A nuclear physicist is a scientist who studies the tiny parts inside atoms.

Chess and Science

When he was younger, Vladimir was an amateur chess player. This means he played chess for fun, not as his main job. At the same time, he became a qualified nuclear physicist.

Now, things have changed! Vladimir is a professional chess player. This means playing chess is his main job. But he still uses his science skills. He works part-time as a nuclear physicist. It's cool how he balances both his love for chess and his knowledge of science!

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