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Kasimdzhanov, Rustam

World Champion

modern era

Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan won the 2004 FIDE World Championship in Tripoli by defeating Michael Adams in the final, becoming the first and only player from Central Asia to hold a world chess title. He later served as a second to former World Champion Viswanathan Anand during several of Anand's world championship defenses.

Total Games

1848

Wins

709

Draws

815

Losses

324

38.4% wins44.1% draws17.5% losses

Most Played Openings

C42 - Petrov's Defense45D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack36D31 - Semi-Slav Defense: Gunderam Gambit34D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line33B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation31C78 - Ruy Lopez: Brix Variation28C88 - Ruy Lopez: Closed26D43 - Semi-Slav Defense25B07 - Pirc Defense25C67 - Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Berlin Wall22

Most Faced Opponents

Mamedyarov,S38 gamesMamedov,Rau25 gamesBacrot,E25 gamesAnand,V23 gamesGelfand,B23 gamesGrischuk,A20 gamesTopalov,V20 gamesPonomariov,R19 gamesAdams,Mi19 gamesIvanchuk,V17 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
1-0

Radjabov,T vs Kasimdzhanov,R

FIDE Grand Prix

2008

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kasimdzhanov,R vs Shirov,A

36th Olympiad

2004

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FCGFCG
0-1

Vescovi, Giovanni vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam

Wch U20

1995

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FCGFCG
0-1

Topalov,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R

FIDE WCh KO

2004

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FCGFCG
0-1

Almasi,Z vs Kasimdzhanov,R

FIDE WCh KO

2004

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FCGFCG
0-1

Parligras, Mircea vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam

Wch U16

1995

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Bunzmann, Dimitrij

Wch U20

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Ovsejevitsch, Sergei vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam

Wch U16

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Bratanov, Zsivko

Wch U20

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Kasimdzhanov,R vs Grischuk,A

Baku FIDE Grand Prix 2014

2014

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Games (1848)

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Amin,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 B14
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Wojtaszek,R
1/2-1/2
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 B90
Harikrishna,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 D31
Wojtaszek,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 D45
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Amin,B
1-0
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 C95
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 B23
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Salem,AR
1/2-1/2
World Stars Sharjah Int 2020 B30
Rezasade,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 A20
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Predojevic,B
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 D11
Hoffmann,Pau vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 C50
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Schreiner,Pe
1-0
Bundesliga 2019-20 2019 B32
Kasimdzhanov,R vs L'Ami,E
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C53
Deac,Bogdan-Daniel vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 D37
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Howell,D
0-1
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 B12
Puranik,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C53
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Vidit,S
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C53
Artemiev,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 A06
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Harikrishna,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C53
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Lei Tingjie
1-0
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 C42
Erenberg,Ariel vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
FIDE Chess.com Grand Swiss 2019 D37
Bareev,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 A22
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bareev,E
1-0
FIDE World Cup 2019 2019 C24
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kazhgaleyev,M
1/2-1/2
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 C46
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Khoroshev,N
1-0
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 B06
Ismagambetov,An vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 C65
Jumabayev,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 B30
Yakubboev,Nodirbek vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 B23
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kostenko,P
1-0
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 C11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Nigmatov,Ortik
1/2-1/2
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 B92
Dzhumaev,M vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Zonal 3.4 2019 2019 A34
Tari,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
St Louis Spring A 2019 B33
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Xiong,Jeffery
1/2-1/2
St Louis Spring A 2019 B96
Bok,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
St Louis Spring A 2019 D77
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Akobian,V
0-1
St Louis Spring A 2019 C11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Le Quang Liem
0-1
St Louis Spring A 2019 C67
Nyzhnyk,I vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
St Louis Spring A 2019 A45
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Hansen,Eric
1/2-1/2
St Louis Spring A 2019 C67
Robson,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
St Louis Spring A 2019 B33
Lobzhanidze,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2018-19 2019 B67
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Nikolic,Pr
1-0
Bundesliga TB 2017-18 2018 C16
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Harff,M
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 C03
Noe,C vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 E32
Tomczak,Mikolaj vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 D37
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Obolentseva,Alexandra
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 B94
Lagunow,Raphael vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 C53
Karsay,Pascal vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
GRENKE Chess Open 2018 2018 B15
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Heinemann,T
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2018 E44
Meyer,Fa vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2018 D02
Volokitin,And vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Blitz 2017 2017 B03
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 D02
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