Valeri Lilov (born 1991) is a young Bulgarian chess player, coach, and commentator. He holds the FIDE Master title from FIDE since 2007 and currently has two IM norms, a third of which will allow him to acquire [http://en. .org/wiki/FIDE_titles#FIDE_Master_.28FM.29 FIDE]’s prestigious [http://en. .org/wiki/FIDE_titles#International_Master_.28IM.29 International Master] title. His FIDE rating as of January ‘10 is 2409. FM Valeri Lilov’s career as chess coach has been growing rapidly over the past two years. Starting alone with two online students he taught for free in 2005, he gradually gained public’s attention by his sincere love and dedication to the game of chess. These days, he has a professional crew of web designers, programmers, and manager, which supports him in every aspect of his growing business in the chess coaching industry. In addition, he currently works for five of the most famous chess companies online, including ChessBase, ICC, Chess.com, , and ChessCube. In January 2010, FM Valeri Lilov signed a new contract with ChessBaseto record his first professional DVDs on the and the [http://en. .org/wiki/Sicilian_Defence#Kan_Variation:_4...a6 Sicilian Kan Variation]. His collaboration with ChessBaseis also visible on the Playchess Server - one of the biggest chess servers for playing chess online - where the FIDE Master hosts two major weekly events, Tiger Lilov’s Weekly Lecture Series and The Saturday Night Training Simul.
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