Highlights of His Chess Career
- 1972 - Boys under-14 Russian Federation Championship - 1st place
- 1975 - Became a Candidate of Master (analog of expert in US)
- 1978 - Became a Master
- 1987 - Became an International Master
- 1988 - Became a Grandmaster
- 1992 - Won World Open Chess Championship
- 1992 - Won U.S. Open Chess Championship
- 1993 - Won World Team Chess Championship as a member of US team
- 1998 - Silver medal in 1998 Chess Olympiad as a member of US team
- 2001 - Won North American Open Chess Championship
- 2002 - Won Aeroflot Open (one of the strongest open tournaments of all time, with 82 grandmasters participating)
- 2008 - Won the Gausdal Classic, held April 8–16 in Gausdal, Norway, scoring 7/9.
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