Timur Gareev
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| Timur Gareev | |
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 Timur Gareev, 2009 |
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| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | March 3, 1988 |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2645 (January 2012) |
| Peak rating | 2645 (January 2012) |
Timur Gareev (born March 3, 1988 of Tatar parents) is a chess Grandmaster from Uzbekistan. In 2004 he became the youngest-ever chess grandmaster from Asia at age 16. Timur was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's Chess Team from August 2005 to August 2006 where he helped the University obtain its first National Championship. In 2007 he tied for 1st–3rd with Vladimir Egin and Anton Filippov in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship.[1] In 2011 he won the 20th Annual Chicago Open[2] and the 11th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational tournament.[3]
As of 2010, Gareev studies Business & Accounting in the University of Texas at Brownsville.
[edit] References
- ^ "Tournament report April 2008: Uzbekistan Championship (men)". World Chess Federation. http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=11278. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Open 2011". Chessdom. http://tournaments.chessdom.com/news-2011/chicago-open. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "GM Timur Gareev Claims 11th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational". Chessdom. 2011-09-05. http://www.chessdom.com/gm-timur-gareev-claims-11th-metropolitan-chess-fide-invitational. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
[edit] External links
- Timur Gareev player profile at ChessGames.com
- The United States Chess Federation - Obama Visits and Gareev Wins in Philly
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