Ilya (or Ilia) Smirin (Hebrew: איליה יוליביץ' סמירין; Russian: Илья Юльевич Смирин, romanized: Ilya Yulievich Smirin; born January 21, 1968) is a Byelorussian SSR-born and an Israeli chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1990.
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• January 21, 1968 - This is when Ilya Smirin was born
• 1990 - This is when Ilya Smirin was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE