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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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Collas, Didier vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Vlissingen op 1996 A14
Kostenko, Petr vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Asia-ch Boys 1996 B82
Hoang Thanh Son vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
Asia-ch Boys 1996 A46
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Jansen, Christian
1-0
Vlissingen op 1996 B31
Vasiukov, Evgeni vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
RUS-Cup2 1996 B53
Roca, Petronio vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 C02
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Abdulla, Al Rakib
1-0
Asia-ch Boys 1996 B17
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Tanaka, Yuki
1-0
Asia-ch Boys 1996 C23
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Vlissingen op 1996 E17
Veenstra, Hylke vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
Vlissingen op 1996 E43
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Burmakin, Vladimir
1/2-1/2
RUS-Cup2 1996 B18
Urban, Klaudiusz vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E18
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Batzorig, Tuvshintogs
1-0
Asia-ch Boys 1996 A14
Balashov, Yuri S vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
RUS-Cup2 1996 B40
Aleksandrov, Aleksej vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
RUS-Cup2 1996 E26
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Van Dijke, P.
1-0
Vlissingen op 1996 B44
Wu Wenjin vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Asia-ch Boys 1996 D43
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Kurniawan, Bobby
1-0
Yerevan ol (Men) 1996 E92
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Notkin, Maksim
1-0
RUS-Cup2 1996 C94
Gevorgjan, K. vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Moscow op 1995 D30
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Zagrebelny, Sergey
1/2-1/2
Moscow op 1995 E11
Mesropov, Konstantin vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Voskresensk2 1993 D31
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Kaiumov, Dmitry D
0-1
UZB-ch 1993 B52
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Blodstein, Boris
1/2-1/2
UZB-ch 1993 B19
Kozlov, Vladimir N vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
Voskresensk2 1993 E09
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Nadanian, Ashot
1-0
Voskresensk2 1993 B23
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Grinshpun, Eduard
1-0
UZB-ch 1993 C50
Belkin, A. vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
UZB-ch 1993 D43
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Galakhov, S.
1/2-1/2
UZB-ch 1993 B40
Paranjan, A. vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
UZB-ch 1993 D35
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Fedorov, Alexei
1/2-1/2
Voskresensk2 1993 C01
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Nikitin, Aleksander S
1/2-1/2
Voskresensk2 1993 B01
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Blodstein, Arkady
0-1
Voskresensk2 1993 B78
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Kiriakov, Petr
1/2-1/2
Voskresensk2 1993 C01
Tataev, Manach vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
Voskresensk2 1993 D31
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Iuldachev, Saidali
0-1
UZB-ch 1993 C92
Margolin, Boris vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
Voskresensk2 1993 B22
Vakhidov, Tahir vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
UZB-ch 1993 A11
Barsov, Alexei vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1/2-1/2
UZB-ch 1993 D31
Saltaev, Mihail vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
UZB-ch 1993 B70
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Nadyrhanov, S.
1-0
UZB-ch 1993 B33
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Kagirov, S.
1/2-1/2
UZB-ch 1993 B42
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Dgumaev, I.
1/2-1/2
UZB-ch 1993 B11
Ziatdinov, Raset vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
UZB-ch 1993 B44
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Belov, Igor
0-1
Voskresensk2 1993 B07
Gadjilu, Rauf vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
1-0
Voskresensk2 1993 B80
Rakhimov, D. vs Kasimdzhanov, Rustam
0-1
UZB-ch 1993 B80
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam vs Appolonov, Sergei
0-1
URS-ch U18 1991 B40
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