Vugar Gashimov
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| Full name | Vüqar Həşimov |
| Country |  Azerbaijan |
| Born | July 24, 1986 Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2745 (March 2012) (No. 10 in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2761 (January 2012) |
Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Həşimov), born July 24, 1986 in Baku, is one of the leading chess players from Azerbaijan. He is a noted player of Bullet chess and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion (1995, 1996 and in 1998).[1] He won at Athens 2005 (Acropolis International).[2]
He is a two-times winner of the colossal Cappelle-la-Grande open: in 2007 (Wang Yue won the Buchholz tie-break) and 2008 (clear first). In 2010/11, he tied for first with Francisco Vallejo Pons at Reggio Emilia and won the event on tie-break.[3]
After the first four of six tournaments, he is fifth of the FIDE Grand Prix 2008-2009.
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[edit] Career
In 2010, Gashimov became winner of Reggio Emilia chess tournament.[4][5]
[edit] Playing Style
Gashimov is known as a particularly strong blitz chess player.[6]
[edit] Team competitions
Gashimov played for Azerbaijan in the Chess Olympiads of 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008.[7] He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad in 2009, alongside Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Rauf Mammadov and Gadir Guseinov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007.[8][9] In 2010, however, he was not representing his country at the Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk due to a conflict with the national chess federation and former team coach Zurab Azmaiparashvili.[10]
[edit] Personal life
He is known to enjoy soccer, table tennis and pool. He is also an avid fan of Jackie Chan movies.[1]
[edit] Notable tournament victories
- Reggio Emilia chess tournament 2010, 1st
- Winner of Azerbaijan Chess Championship three times (1995, 1996, 1998)
[edit] Notable games
- Vugar Gashimov vs Gata Kamsky, Baku Grand Prix 2008, Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84), 1-0
- Vugar Gashimov vs Andrei Volokitin, Poikovsky Tournament 2008, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation (B96), 1-0
- Vugar Gashimov vs Alexander Grischuk, Elista Grand Prix 2008, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf, Poisoned Pawn Variation (B97), 1-0
- Vugar Gashimov vs Alexander Beliavsky, Gibtelecom 2009, Spanish Game: Closed Variations (C84), 1-0
[edit] Gallery
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Gashimov with Azerbaijani Chess team, winners of European Team Chess Championship in 2007.
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Gashimov in 2009.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Gashimov, Vugar". FIDE. 2008-04-16. http://grandprix.fide.com/vugar-gashimov.html. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Ilya Smirin wins Acropolis 2007". ChessBase News. 26 August 2007. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4073. Retrieved 2008-04-10
- ^ "Reggio Emilio - Gashimov takes top honors on tiebreak". ChessBase.com. 2011-01-07. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6931. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ McClain, Dylan Loeb (6 January 2011). "Gashimov Wins Reggio Emilia Chess Tournament". New York Times. http://gambit.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/gashimov-wins-reggio-emilia-chess-tournament/. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ "Морозевич не вышел на 50". Gazeta.ru. http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2011/01/a_3485498.shtml. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Scimia, Edward. "Vugar Gashimov Profile". http://chess.about.com/od/famouschessplayers/p/Gashimov.htm. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Vugar Gashimov
- ^ Сборная Азербайджана стала чемпионом Европы по шахматам (Russian)
- ^ Gold for Azerbaijan and Russia in Novi Sad
- ^ Update on the Gashimov saga, chessvibes.com
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Vugar Gashimov |
- Vugar Gashimov player profile at ChessGames.com
- Vugar Gashimov player profile at ChessGames.com
- Vugar Gashimov at 365Chess.com
- Interview with Vugar Gashimov
