Teimour Radjabov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Teimour Radjabov
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 12, 1987(1987-03-12)
Age	37
Birthplace	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan
Horoscope	Pisces

Teimour Radjabov Biography

Teimour Radjabov is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on March 12, 1987 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Former Chess Prodigy, who is now one of the most highly ranked players worldwide and is the top player in his homeland of Azerbaijan.

He beat He defeated Garry Kasparov when he was just 15 years old. when he was only 15 years old.

Radjabov became the first player born since Kasparov first became World Chess Champion in 1985, to defeat him. Radjabov is also the youngest player in history to defeat a reigning world No. 1 in a game at tournament time controls.

Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; Azerbaijani: Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov( born Тејмур Борис Оғлу Рәчәбов), [tɛjˈmur bɐˈris ɔˈɣlu ræˈd͡ʒæbəf] ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster and former child prodigy. As of April 2020, he is ranked as No. 1 in Azerbaijan and No. 9 in the world.

He has adopted his mother’s name because of the prejudice about his father’s Jewish family heritage.

Teimour Radjabov Net Worth

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

He was Grandmaster at the age of 14 years old.

He is believed to have revived his King’s Indian Defence, and in 2012 FIDE classified him as the number. one tennis player from Azerbaijan and the fourth player in the world.

In the 43rd Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Radjabov played for Azerbaijan and scored +6-0=4 with a notable victory over Wesley So. Team Azerbaijan completed the tournament as #15 while Radjabov earned an individual bronze medal on board 2. He also earned 6 rating points and moved to #14 in world rankings.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Teimour Radjabov Dating?

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Radjabov was also to play the Morelia/Linares Tournament 2007, but due to a robbery of some of his belongings in Mexico, he withdrew from the tournament. His position was taken by Vassily Ivanchuk.

Facts & Trivia

Teimour Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Azerbaijan. Teimour Radjabov celebrates birthday on March 12 of every year.

In April, Radjabov competed in the annual Shamkir Chess tournament and finished 8th out of 10 players.

Is Teimour Radjabov married?

Radjabov got married October 7 after a spectacular performance rating of 3019 in the European Chess Cup Championships playing first board for the team SOCAR, with the team coming second overall.

How old is Teimour Radjabov?

35 years (March 12, 1987)

What happened Teimour Radjabov?

Teimour Radjabov has, as expected, been given a spot in the 2022 Candidates Tournament after his pandemic concerns saw him replaced by Maxime Vachier- Lagrave for the event that began in 2020.

How did Radjabov qualify for candidates?

Qualification of Radjabov With the postponement of the 2020 Candidates Tournament at the halfway point due to the pandemic until its resumption in 2021, Radjabov called for his reinstatement into that tournament. FIDE decided that it was appropriate to instead give Radjabov a direct entry into the 2022 Candidates.

Who won the Candidates Chess 2020?

The challenger was Ian Nepomniachtchi , who qualified by winning the Candidates Tournament 2020–21, an eight-player double-round robin tournament in Yekaterinburg, Russia.