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Jaan Ehlvest (born 14 October 1962) is a chess player who was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1987 and was named Estonian sportsman of the year in 1987 and 1989. Since 2006 he has represented the United States.He was briefly a world top 10 player when in 1991 he ascended to the number 5 slot on FIDE’s official list with an Elo rating of 2650.Jaan Ehlvest’s brother Jüri Ehlvest was a well-known writer in Estonia.