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Ratmir Dmitrievich Kholmov (Russian: Ратмир Дмитриевич Холмов Lithuanian: Ratmir Cholmovas German: Ratmir Cholmow) (13 May 1925 in Shenkursk – 18 February 2006 in Moscow) was a Russian chess Grandmaster. He won many international tournaments in Eastern Europe during his career and tied for the Soviet Championship title in 1963 but lost the playoff. Kholmov was not well known in the West since he never competed there during his career peak being confined to events in socialist countries.