Oleg Romanishin, and others. In 1981, Sher became a chess coach for the Russian national team, a role he held until 1985. According to Mikhalchishin, "Miron was known for his great opening knowledge, which helped him to become great trainer." In 1986, at the Belavenets Memorial, held annually in Smolensk since 1984 in honor of Sergey Belavenets, Sher shared 1 in a four-way tie with Alexander Baburin (born 1967), Anatoly Donchenko (de) (born 1940), and Viktor Kuporosov (born 1961), each with 8- points. Beginning 1987, when the USSR began relaxing international travel restrictions for Soviet citizens, Sher began to achieve international success. That year, in Prague, Sher placed 2 in a three-way tie. In June 1988, at Novi Sad, Serbia, Sher placed in a seven-way tie for 3 with Arshak Petrosian, Semen Dvoirys, Vladimir Petrienko, Nikolay Legky (ru), and Rajko Miranovic; behind Vereslav Eingorn and Ashot Anastasian (tied for 2), and Vladimir Bagirov (1). In 1989, at Eforie Nord, Romania, he placed 2 in a five-way tie. In 1989, he won outright an international tournament at Balatonberény. In June 1989, Sher placed third, behind GMs Evgeni Vasiukov and Gennadij Timoscenko in Budapest at the XIV Elekes Dezső Nemzetközi Sakk Emlékversenyt ( Dezső Elekes International Chess Memorial Competition), an annual event inaugurated in 1976 in honor of the statistician and chess player, Dezső Elekes (hu) (1889–1965). In 1990, in Belgorod, he shared 1 with Evgeni Vasiukov (see game with Ratmir Kholmov at www.chessgames.com). In 1991, in Belgorod, Sher shared 1 with Igor Novikov and Maxim Sorokin. In October 1993, he tied for 1 at the Farum Open with GMs Lars Bo Hansen (de), Raj Tischbierek, Henrik Danielsen, Ralf Åkesson, and Nick de Firmian. In December 1994, as the winner of the 1993–1994 Hastings Challengers, he qualified for the 1994–1995 Premier tournament, where he tied 3 with Colin McNab, behind John Nunn (2), and Thomas Luther (1). Sher became an international master in 1988 and a grandmaster in 1992. Beginning 1990, after several visits to Scandinavia, Sher began coaching Peter Heine Nielsen in Copenhagen, which was 45 minutes by plane from Kaliningrad. Every three months, for four years, Sher traveled there to spend a week with Nielsen. According to Sher, they finished in 1994, after Nielsen became a grandmaster, but their relationship endured. In 2013, Nielsen joined the team of assistants who helped Magnus Carlsen prepare for the 2013 Candidates Tournament World