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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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Akobian,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 D45
Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 D02
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Salgado Lopez,I
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B13
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Mchedlishvili,M
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B07
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Moiseenko,A1
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 B31
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Alekseev,Evgeny
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B46
Zhao Jun vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 A04
Georgiev,Ki vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 B40
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Quparadze,G
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B43
Jobava,Ba vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 A45
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Socko,B
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 C19
Fressinet,L vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 B12
Howell,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 A34
Sargissian,G vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 E06
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ganguly,S
1-0
World Blitz 2017 2017 B40
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Demchenko,A
0-1
World Blitz 2017 2017 B51
Anton Guijarro,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2017 2017 A34
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Movsesian,S
0-1
World Blitz 2017 2017 B46
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Pantsulaia,L
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 B43
Almasi,Z vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 A34
Jumabayev,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D43
Salem,AR vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 D43
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Akobian,V
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 A05
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Sethuraman,S
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 B40
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 C42
Le Quang Liem vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Rapid 2017 2017 A46
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Grigoriants,S RUS
1/2-1/2
World Rapid 2017 2017 B13
Minko,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 E06
Dervishi,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Rapid 2017 2017 B47
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Meister,P
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 C03
Hoffmeyer,F vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 A04
Schlosser,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 A22
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Zpevak,P
1-0
Bundesliga 2017-18 2017 E15
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bindrich,F
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C65
L'Ami,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 B09
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Fressinet,L
1/2-1/2
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C77
Vishnu,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 A34
Eljanov,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 B04
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Narayanan,SL
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 C76
Degtiarev,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 D85
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Rudolf,An
1-0
chess.com IoM Masters 2017 D31
Ganguly,S vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
16th Asian Continental 2017 A07
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Zhu,Yi
1-0
16th Asian Continental 2017 B94
Lu Shanglei vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Continental 2017 B11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Li,Di
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Continental 2017 C42
Aravindh,Chithambaram VR. vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
16th Asian Continental 2017 D00
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Batchuluun,T
1-0
16th Asian Continental 2017 C49
Bai,Jinshi vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Continental 2017 D84
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Xu,Xiangyu
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Continental 2017 C42
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