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Gurevich's results in the late 1990s were not as impressive as in previous years, but he has since made a comeback. He had achieved his highest rating of 2694 on the January 2001 rating list, which ranked him 14th in the world. In 2001 he won the
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Movsesian vs Mikhail Gurevich, Sarajevo Bosnia 2000, French Defense: Advance, Euwe Variation (C02), 0-1
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In 2006, Gurevich was awarded the title of FIDE senior trainer. He holds the title of FIDE arbiter.
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835:FIDE title
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556:18 October
470:References
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215:Interzonal
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