among his most notable results are 7.5/10 at the 2000 chess olympiad (winning bronze medal for board 2) and 7/11 at the 2002 chess olympiad. he took first place in the overall standings at the amber tournament in 2002, 2004 (shared with kramnik) and 2006 (shared with anand); first place in biel tournament three times: 2003, 2004 and 2006; and twice winning the russian championship (1998 and 2007).