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Nikolai Georgiyevich Kopilov (Николай Георгиевич Копылов) (26 October 1919 – 7 May 1995) was a Russian chess player from Novonikolayevsk. He worked as a lecturer in a higher technical training institute. He had three sons (Vladimir Kopylov was one of them).He became a master of the USSR in 1946. He defeated Botvinnik Keres Petrosian and Boleslavsky in the 19th USSR Championship in 1951 where he finished in 11th in the U.S.A. out of 17.