RUSTAM KASIMDZHANOV (born Dec-05-1979, 45 years old) Uzbekistan [what is this?] Rustam Mashrukovich Kasimdzhanov achieved several notable successes as a junior, winning the Asian Championship in 1998, placing second in the World Junior Championship in 1999, and earning a bronze medal for first board in the 2000 Olympiad. These and other results propelled him to 11th on the FIDE world ranking list in late 2001, but in the months to follow his play fell off somewhat and his rating slipped back. In 2004 he became FIDE World Champion by winning the knockout tournament in Tripoli. In match play, he managed to upset all four of the top seeds: Veselin Topalov, Michael Adams, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Alexander Grischuk. Kasimdzhanov was then scheduled to play a match with Garry Kasparov in 2005 with the ultimate goal being the reunification of the world chess champion title. When Kasparov withdrew from playing the match, Kasimdzhanov was instead given an invitation to compete in that September's FIDE World Championship Tournament in San Luis, Argentina, where he finished sixth out of eight players. He was an AGON (the organiser) nominee to the 2012-13 Grand Prix series, but accumulated only 185 GP points for his four events, eliminating him from contention for either of the top 2 places that would have qualified him for the World Chess Championship Candidates (2014). (1) Qualifying as an organizer's nominee to participate in the 2014-15 Grand Prix series, Kasimdzhanov failed to break even in either of the first two legs, namely the FIDE Grand Prix Baku (2014) and the FIDE Grand Prix Tashkent (2014), and consequently putting himself out of contention for either of the top 2 places in the GP series that will qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2016. (2) His result in the Asian Continental Championship of 2014 qualified him for the World Cup (2015), but in a minor upset, he was defeated by Ukrainian-Canadian GM Anton Kovalyov in the first round, with the tiebreaker being decided in the blitz games after the standard games and the two sets of rapid tiebreakers were drawn. He helped Viswanathan Anand as a second during the Anand - Kramnik World Championship Match (2008). He currently resides in Germany with his wife and their two children. (1) Wikipedia article: FIDE Grand Prix 2012%E2%80%932013; Wikipedia article: Rustam Kasimdzhanov; (2) Wikipedia article: FIDE Grand Prix 2014%E2%80%9315#cite note-3; live ratings: http://www.2700chess.com/ Last updated: 2018-07-23 00:23:08

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page 1 of 62; games 1-25 of 1,546  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Kasimdzhanov vs S Appolonov   0-1 52 1991 URS Junior Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 2. Kasimdzhanov vs A Nadanian 1-0 28 1993 Voskresensk B23 Sicilian, Closed 3. A Belkin vs Kasimdzhanov 0-1 23 1993 Uzbekistan ch D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 4. T Vakhidov vs Kasimdzhanov 1-0 34 1993 UZB-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 5. Kasimdzhanov vs D Kayumov 0-1 19 1993 UZB-ch B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 6. R Ziatdinov vs Kasimdzhanov 1-0 61 1993 UZB-ch B44 Sicilian 7. Kasimdzhanov vs S Kagirov   ½-½ 48 1993 UZB-ch B42 Sicilian, Kan 8. D Rakhimov vs Kasimdzhanov   0-1 40 1993 UZB-ch B45 Sicilian, Taimanov 9. Kasimdzhanov vs S Nadyrkhanov   1-0 34 1993 UZB-ch B33 Sicilian 10. Barsov vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 31 1993 UZB-ch D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 11. Kasimdzhanov vs S Iuldachev   0-1 36 1993 UZB-ch C92 Ruy Lopez, Closed 12. A Paronjan vs Kasimdzhanov   1-0 39 1993 UZB-ch A13 English 13. Kasimdzhanov vs E Grinshpun 1-0 33 1993 UZB-ch C50 Giuoco Piano 14. M Saltaev vs Kasimdzhanov 0-1 42 1993 UZB-ch B30 Sicilian 15. Kasimdzhanov vs B Blodstein   ½-½ 46 1993 UZB-ch B18 Caro-Kann, Classical 16. Kasimdzhanov vs I Dzhumaev   ½-½ 20 1993 UZB-ch B11 Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4 17. Kasimdzhanov vs S Galakhov   ½-½ 48 1993 UZB-ch B40 Sicilian 18. R Gadjily vs Kasimdzhanov 1-0 57 1993 Voskresensk2 B80 Sicilian, Scheveningen 19. Kasimdzhanov vs I Belov   0-1 31 1993 Voskresensk2 B06 Robatsch 20. Kasimdzhanov vs A Blodstein 0-1 34 1993 Voskresensk2 B23 Sicilian, Closed 21. Kasimdzhanov vs P Kiriakov   ½-½ 33 1993 Voskresensk2 C11 French 22. Kasimdzhanov vs A Nikitin   ½-½ 18 1993 Voskresensk2 B01 Scandinavian 23. V N Kozlov vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 48 1993 Voskresensk2 D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. B Margolin vs Kasimdzhanov   0-1 42 1993 Voskresensk2 B40 Sicilian 25. K Mesropov vs Kasimdzhanov   ½-½ 18 1993 Voskresensk2 D31 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 62; games 1-25 of 1,546

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 45 OF 55 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-13-05    gadfly: <enver pasha> <He could defeat all active players except Leko and Kramnik> What is that statement of yours based on? Why do you single out Kramnik and Leko and what exactly do you mean by "defeat"? Are you talking about winning a game against them, or defeating them in a match? One more note. Adams did not have a second at all. Otherwise, I completely agree with the view that Kasimjanov showed that he can mess up with the big boys and has the talent to be one of the SuperGMs. This tournament, unlike the Linares disaster, was quite a success for him, having in mind his rating. He really might be heading towards becoming a SuperGM, but I still think he has not reached that level, yet. If he gets more invitations to big tournaments and performs well on a regular basis, he can become a Super GM, but San Luis does not prove anyting yet. He simply needs to be more consistent in his results. Oct-13-05    enver pasha: He does not have a positive score against Kramnik and Leko. The best result of him is draw against these opponents. Oct-16-05    nfazli: anybody knows what Kasims rating is after this tournament? Oct-16-05    iron maiden: He gained about four-tenths of a point from San Luis; hardly a change at all. Oct-18-05    John Abraham: Congrats to Kasimdzhanov! Fantastic bird he received! Oct-21-05    THE pawn: New article on chessbase - We learn that Kazim takes vacancies in San luis a few more days. Oh, and with a wife like this, I wonder how he'll ...relax. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail... Oct-21-05    ChessVip: http://www.chessbase.com/news/2005/... Firuza is beautiful! lucky Kazim! Oct-26-05    acirce: http://www.64.ru/?/ru/magazine/year... <Kasparov made everything to make our match impossible. He pressed on possible organizers, on FIDE, on the opponent all the time, and I could not help it, because I did not have any influence.> - Kasimdzhanov Oct-26-05    you vs yourself: <I did not have any influence> Sadly, it's not surprising news to me. Oct-26-05    yataturk: I think he played the most interesting games along with Topal out there.. Oct-26-05    you vs yourself: Great news for all Kasimjanov fans! FIDE announced its new plans and in it, the chess organization recognized Kasim's performance in Tripoli once more and gave him one more chance. <10 qualifiers from the World Cup, 5 players by rating and GM Rustam Kasimjanov as the previous World Champion.> - FIDE Oct-26-05    suenteus po 147: I wonder why FIDE would keep giving chances to a former world champion who exerts no great influence on the chess world.... :) Oct-26-05    you vs yourself: <suenteus po 147> Because it adds credibility to their previous WCs. It is a way of conveying the message to some people that their previous WCships were indeed organized with serious intentions, I think. Oct-26-05    suenteus po 147: <you vs yourself> A good point I hadn't considered. I was hinting at the possibility that he could win again and they would own the title again, free and clear ;) Oct-26-05    iron maiden: Perhaps they also feel like they have to make up for the failure of Prague. After all, Kasimdzhanov was the only party on his side of the agreement who wasn't in any way responsible for its collapse. Oct-26-05    suenteus po 147: <iron maiden> That would be a nice reason to do it, I just wish it were easier to believe than the others. Oct-26-05    you vs yourself: Well it's not like this tradition ends here. Kasimjanov's privilege will be passed down to all of FIDE's WCs in the near future, that is of course if FIDE keeps its cycle intact before Sammy Sosa sneezes. Oct-26-05    yataturk: Great news!! The complete story: FIDE is announcing the updated regulations for the World Chess Championship cycle 2005-2007, as approved by the FIDE Presidential Board meeting in San Luis. These updates were made after taking into consideration the proposals of the participants in the World Championship Tournament and the recent discussions of FIDE with ACP. Go to the official site. The major updates include: a) The 8-player World Chess Championship Tournament is established as the final stage of the World Championship cycle. The event will include the reigning World Champion, the players placed 2-4 in San Luis and 4 qualifiers from the Candidate Matches. b) The Last Chance Super Tournament has been removed from the World Championship cycle. Instead, the Candidate Matches include 16 players: 10 qualifiers from the World Cup, 5 players by rating and GM Rustam Kasimjanov as the previous World Champion. c) FIDE is examining the possibility of interim World Championship matches for the title of World Champion under certain conditions. d) The structure of the prize fund for the World Cup 2005 has been slighty altered. The total amount remains the same: 1,572,000 USD. e) Due to lack of time this year between the World Junior U20 Championship and the World Cup, the 2005 World Junior U20 Champion is seeded directly in the next World Cup of the 2007-2009 cycle. The participants and the reserve players of the World Cup 2005 are requested to send to the FIDE Secretariat the respective Player's Undertaking signed by the deadline of 31 October. Released by the FIDE Secretariat Athens, 24 October 2005 Nov-07-05    acirce: <Q: What is your attitude to sudden change of the world championship formula? A: In fact, FIDE presented us with a fait accompli: from now on the format of the world championship changes to double-round tournament of the eight. The qualification system suggested seems quite simple and logical to me, because one has to carry out just one event after Khanty-Mansijk - the series of matches, instead of Last Chance tournament plus matches. Q: Thus, in your opinion, this is the case when an authoritarian decision actually brings more advantages than disadvantages? A: Yes, if it is based on the tournament of the eight being the last stage of the world championship. By the way, FIDE discussed the issue with all San Luis participants, and all eight grandmasters agreed to it, although maybe they had different reasons to do that. Q: Will the championship unification match Topalov-Kramnik, if organized in 2006 under FIDE aegis, benefit chess? Does Kramnik, in your opinion, have moral or juridical rights to challenge Topalov? A: I think, this questions should be addressed to someone else: I have some painful memories about the unification. And I am not equipped to judge about moral issues - there are higher courts... Q: And juridically? A: Based on what? The Prague Agreements? It is already ridiculous.> http://chess-players.org/eng/news/v... Nov-07-05    KingG: <By the way, FIDE discussed the issue with all San Luis participants, and all eight grandmasters agreed to it, although maybe they had different reasons to do that.> Unbelievable! How selfish can you get? I can't believe that the top chess players could be so short sighted. Nov-07-05    acirce: Yes, one of the worst and most discouraging things about this whole WC business is how easy it is to buy so many of the top players. As long as it's like that, FIDE can do pretty much what they want as the opinion of fans doesn't count for much. Nov-07-05    aw1988: And Kasimdzhanov doesn't mention that. <And I am not equipped to judge about moral issues - there are higher courts...> Nov-07-05    KingG: <acirce> In view of the fact that in future the FIDE world champion will be decided by tournaments, and the fact that it seems like the top players support this(except Kramnik presumably), do you think it would be a good thing for Kramnik to play Topalov? If they were to play there would be no good possible outcome. Either Topalov wins and we're stuck with tournaments, or Kramnik wins and we're back to square one again(since surely he wouldn't agree to defend his title in a tournament). Maybe if Kramnik wins he could persuade FIDE to go back to matches, but that doesn't sound likely. Nov-07-05    acirce: <KingG> I wouldn't want them to play for unification (in fact if Kramnik were to accept FIDE's new plans they would hardly need to play the match anyway since they would start on the same level in any case in 2007), but Topalov should be more than welcome to play Kramnik for the classical title if he wants to. If not, I guess Kramnik should ask Anand and then Svidler (#2 and #3 in San Luis). A problem is that rumoured obligation the San Luis participants took on themselves not to take part in alternative WC events. If that exists Kramnik could get a hard time finding a legitimate challenger. On the other hand FIDE didn't care much for their own promises, so I don't think the players would have much of a moral obligation to stick with theirs, although at least FIDE loyalists like Anand probably would in any case. Nov-07-05    aw1988: I say we crown the world champion Shirov. 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