Rustam Kasimdzhanov

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Full Name	Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 5, 1979(1979-12-05)
Age	45
Country	Uzbekistan
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Rustam Kasimdzhanov Biography

Rustam Kasimdzhanov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on December 5, 1979 in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan’s highly ranked Grandmaster of Chess won the 2004 World Chess Championship.

In competition, he faced He has faced former World Champion Garry Kasparov in competition. , former World Champion.

His best results include first in the 1998 Asian Chess Championship, second in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1999, first at Essen 2001, first at Pamplona 2002 (winning a blitz playoff against Victor Bologan after both had finished the main tournament on 3½/6), first with 8/9 at the HZ Chess Tournament 2003 in Vlissingen, joint first with Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu with 6/9 at Pune 2005, a bronze-medal winning performance (score of 9½/12 points) on board one for his country at the 2000 Chess Olympiad and runner-up in the FIDE Chess World Cup in 2002 (losing to Viswanathan Anand in the final). He has played in the prestigious Wijk aan Zee tournament twice, but did not perform well either time: in 1999 he finished 11th of 14 with 5/13, in 2002 he finished 13th of 14 with 4½/13.

The 2004 championship also earned him one of sixteen places in the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. His first round opponent was Boris Gelfand. In their match, all six regular games were drawn. Then Gelfand won the rapid tie-break 2½–½, eliminating Kasimdzhanov from the tournament.

He was born in Uzbekistan and was raised there during the Soviet Union.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov Net Worth

Rustam Kasimdzhanov is one of the richest Chess Player from Uzbekistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rustam Kasimdzhanov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1999, he won the World Junior Championship.

He was awarded gold in the individual men’s fast event at the Asian Games 2010.

Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbek: Rustam Qosimjonov ; Russian: Рустам Касымджанов ; born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbekistani chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion (2004-05). He was Asian champion in 1998.

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Kasimdzhanov was a second for former World Champion Viswanathan Anand, having worked with Anand in preparation for and during his successful World Chess Championship title defences in October 2008 against Vladimir Kramnik, April–May 2010 against Veselin Topalov and in May 2012 against Boris Gelfand.

Facts & Trivia

Rustam Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Uzbekistan. Rustam Kasimdzhanov celebrates birthday on December 5 of every year.

He coached the German national team which won the European Team Chess Championship in 2011.

Top Facts about Rustam Kasimdzhanov

1. Rustam Kasimdzhanov is a Grandmaster from Uzbekistan.
2. He was the FIDE World Chess Champion in 2004.
3. His peak rating was 2709 in July 2006.
4. Kasimdzhanov has won multiple international tournaments.
5. He has been a member of the Uzbekistan national team since 1992.
6. Kasimdzhanov has coached several top players, including Fabiano Caruana.
7. He is known for his tactical and positional skills in chess.
8. Kasimdzhanov has authored several books on chess strategy and tactics.
9. He retired from professional chess in 2018 to focus on coaching and writing.
10. Kasimdzhanov currently resides in Germany with his family.