Anatoly Vaisser (born 5 March 1949, Almaty

Almaty

Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...

, Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

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) is a French chess Grandmaster and currently Senior Chess Champion of the World.

He shared first with Evgeny Sveshnikov

Evgeny Sveshnikov

Evgeny Ellinovich Sveshnikov is a Latvian, former Soviet International Grandmaster of chess, and a chess writer.-The player:...

 at Sochi 1983, tied for 2nd–3rd with Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand

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, behind István Csom

István Csom

István Csom is a Hungarian chess Grandmaster and International Arbiter. FIDE awarded him the International Master title in 1967 and the Grandmaster title in 1973. He was Hungarian Champion in 1972 and 1973...

, at New Delhi

New Delhi

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 1987, and took second, behind Vladimir Malaniuk

Vladimir Malaniuk

Vladimir Pavlovich Malaniuk is a Ukrainian chess Grandmaster....

, at Budapest

Budapest

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 1989.

Since 1991, Vaisser has represented France. He won the French championship

French Chess Championship

The French Chess Championship is the annual, national chess tournament of France. It was officially first played in 1923after the formation of the Fédération Française des Echecs in 1921. The first unofficial national tournament was played in 1880, in the Café de la Régence, where further edition...

 at Narbonne

Narbonne

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 1997, and was twice Sub-Champion (1996 and 2001).

Vaisser played twice for France in Chess Olympiad

Chess Olympiad

The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete against each other. The event is organised by FIDE, which selects the host nation.-Birth of the Olympiad:The first Olympiad was unofficial...

s:

• In 1998, at fourth board in 33rd Chess Olympiad
  33rd Chess Olympiad
  The 33rd Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, took place between September 26 and October 13, 1998, in Elista, Kalmykia, . In the open tournament there were 110 teams, and in the women's, 72 teams.-Chess City:The...
  
   in Elista (+2 −1 =4);
• In 2002, at second reserve board in 35th Chess Olympiad
  35th Chess Olympiad
  The 35th Chess Olympiad took place from October 25th to November 11th, 2002, in Bled, . In the men's tournament there were 136 teams, and in the women's, 92 teams...
  
   in Bled (+2 −3 =1).

Vaisser was awarded the International Master (IM) title in 1982 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 1985.

In 2010 Vaisser won the World Senior Chess Championship

World Senior Chess Championship

The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation.Participants must have reached 60 years old on 1 January of the year of the event...

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Notable games

• Anthony Miles vs Anatoli Vaisser, ol (men) 1998, Horwitz Defense: General (A80), 1/2-1/2
• Anatoli Vaisser vs A Mutzner, Mendrisio open 1988, Dutch Defense: Raphael Variation (A80), 1–0

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