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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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Gurevich,M vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 D91
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Parligras,M
1-0
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 E17
Kulaots,K vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 B17
Eljanov,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 A30
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Galkin,A
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 D30
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Miroshnichenko,E
1-0
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 A80
Arutinian,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 D85
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Spasov,V
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 A45
Solak,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-TUR 2011 2011 B11
Jumabayev,R vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D02
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Sethuraman,S
1-0
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D31
Barbosa,O PHI vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
ch-Asian Individual 2011 E04
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Negi,P
1/2-1/2
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D47
Laylo,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D45
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Lu Shanglei
1-0
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D45
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Khademi,M
1-0
ch-Asian Individual 2011 A81
Ismagambetov,An vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
ch-Asian Individual 2011 B17
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Dao Thien Hai
1/2-1/2
ch-Asian Individual 2011 D10
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Turov,M
1/2-1/2
ch-FRA Rapid 2011 2011 E11
Fridman,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
ch-FRA Rapid 2011 2011 E10
Nass,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
ch-FRA Rapid 2011 2011 E06
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bacrot,E
1-0
ch-FRA Rapid 2011 2011 A50
Fressinet,L vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 A09
Naiditsch,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 B14
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bacrot,E
0-1
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 A65
Diaz,Jean-Francois vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 B52
Berend,F vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 E06
Harikrishna,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
ch-FRA Blitz 2011 2011 D11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gundavaa,B
0-1
World Blitz Qualifier 2011 E10
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Yu Yangyi
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D45
Khismatullin,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D37
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Vitiugov,N
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D38
Le Quang Liem vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D43
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bukavshin,I
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D45
Fedoseev,Vl3 vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 C43
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Rodshtein,M
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D97
Salgado Lopez,I vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Aeroflot Open A 2011 C42
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Deviatkin,A
1-0
Aeroflot Open A 2011 D19
Murshed,N vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 A48
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kazhgaleyev,M
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 E94
Le Quang Liem vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 D11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Al Modiahki,M
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 A16
Harikrishna,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 E60
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Battulga,N
1-0
16th Asian Games Team Men 2010 D47
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Sadvakasov,D
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 A40
Bu Xiangzhi vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 A11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Le Quang Liem
1-0
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 D19
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ganguly,S
1-0
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 A16
Sasikiran,K vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 D85
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son
1-0
16th Asian Games Rapid 2010 D19
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