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Boris Gulko is an International Grandmaster in chess. Boris Gulko was born on February 9th, 1947 in East Germany and is one of the strongest US players in the world. He first became the US champion in 1994 and then again in 1999, and has previously been the USSR champion in 1977, being the only chess player ever to have held both titles.
Having spent most of his life in USSR, where he was once arrested and beaten up by KGB agents, Gulko always wanted to move out, which he was allowed to do in 1986, then he emigrated to USA.
Gulko is still playing chess, although he does not participate in a large number of tourneys. As of 2004, his FIDE rating is 2600.
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