Career
Vladimirov took on the computer program Hydra in August 2004 and lost three games and drew one. He acted as one of Garry Kasparov"s seconds in his 1986 World Championship match against Anatoly Karpov, when he was accused by Kasparov of giving information about the former"s preparation to Karpov. In 2004 he was awarded the title of FIDE Senior Trainer.
