CHESS PLAYER

Rustam Kasimdzhanov

1979 - Today

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Rustam Kasimdzhanov (born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion (2004-05). He was Asian champion in 1998. In addition to his tournament play, Kasimdzhanov was a longtime second to Viswanathan Anand, including during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 World Championship matches. He has also trained World Championship candidates Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rustam Kasimdzhanov is the 231st most popular chess player (down from 190th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (down from 80th in 2019) and the most popular Uzbekistani Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Rustam Kasimdzhanov ranks 231 out of 461. Before him are Anna Ushenina, Pentala Harikrishna, Zhu Chen, Ding Liren, Julio Bolbochán, and Yasser Seirawan. After him are Igors Rausis, Smbat Lputian, Fabiano Caruana, Ashot Anastasian, Viktorija Čmilytė, and Zdenko Kožul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Rustam Kasimdzhanov ranks 244. Before him are Rodrigo Nunes de Oliveira, Albert Jorquera, Soo Ae, Hilary Hahn, Reiji Nakajima, and Ludovic Magnin. After him are François Sagat, Hedo Türkoğlu, Dani Aranzubia, Engin Altan Düzyatan, B. J. Novak, and Freema Agyeman.

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In Uzbekistan

Among people born in Uzbekistan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov ranks 85 out of 190. Before him are Rustem Umerov (1982), Eldor Shomurodov (1995), Dmitry Kharatyan (1960), Radion Gataullin (1965), Vasilis Hatzipanagis (1954), and Sultan Rakhmanov (1950). After him are Server Djeparov (1982), Boris Nadezhdin (1963), Elvira Saadi (1952), Alik Sakharov (1959), Ruslan Chagaev (1978), and Dimitris Papadopoulos (1981).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Uzbekistan

Among chess players born in Uzbekistan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov ranks 1. After him are Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2004).

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