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Mikhail Kobalia (Russian: Михаил Кобалия; born May 3 1978) is a Russian chess Grandmaster (1997).In 1994 he won European Youth Chess Championship (U16) in Guarapuava. In 2001 was clear first in the Chigorin Memorial at St. Petersburg. In 2005 came first in the Masters Open Tournament in Biel. In 2007 he tied for 1st–6th with Vitali Golod Mateusz Bartel Yuri Yakovich Michael Roiz and Zahar Efimenko in the 16th Monarch Assurance Isle of Man International tournament.