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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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Kasimdzhanov,R vs Caruana,F
1/2-1/2
Corus B 2009 D17
Reinderman,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Corus B 2009 C42
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Efimenko,Z
1/2-1/2
Corus B 2009 E32
Sasikiran,K vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Corus B 2009 D11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Navara,D
1/2-1/2
Corus B 2009 D85
Hou Yifan vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
Corus B 2009 C92
Gashimov,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 C92
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Cheparinov,I
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 E92
Inarkiev,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 C92
Jakovenko,D vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 B90
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Akopian,Vl
1-0
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D45
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Wang Yue
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 D11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Alekseev,Evgeny
0-1
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 E58
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Eljanov,P
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 E32
Bacrot,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
FIDE Grand Prix 2008 B70
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Mamedyarov,S
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2008-9 2008 D85
Djukic,Ni vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 B19
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ragger,M
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 D44
Berg,E vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 B77
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Peralta,Fe
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 D19
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Bologan,V
1/2-1/2
38th Olympiad 2008 E81
Sunye Neto,J vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
38th Olympiad 2008 A05
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Hussein,HA
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 E11
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Megaranto,S
1-0
38th Olympiad 2008 D19
Adams,Mi vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
TCh-ESP Hon Gp1 2008 C84
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Nepomniachtchi,I
1-0
15th Ordix Open 2008 B90
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Nakamura,H
1/2-1/2
TCh-FRA Top 16 Gp A 2008 D46
Svidler,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
Bundesliga 2007-8 2007 B63
Karpov,Ana vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E71
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ponomariov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 C18
Kramnik,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D43
Adams,Mi vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 C77
Ivanchuk,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E92
Morozevich,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Blitz 2007 C54
Grischuk,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 D47
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kamsky,G
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B43
Gelfand,B vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Blitz 2007 D08
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Carlsen,M
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B33
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Shirov,A
0-1
World Blitz 2007 B30
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Mamedyarov,S
0-1
World Blitz 2007 E60
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Anand,V
0-1
World Blitz 2007 C78
Leko,P vs Kasimdzhanov,R
0-1
World Blitz 2007 C78
Carlsen,M vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E63
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Ivanchuk,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 D27
Shirov,A vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C06
Anand,V vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C68
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Karpov,Ana
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 E37
Kamsky,G vs Kasimdzhanov,R
1-0
World Blitz 2007 A48
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Gelfand,B
1-0
World Blitz 2007 B90
Kasimdzhanov,R vs Kramnik,V
1/2-1/2
World Blitz 2007 C67
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