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Rustam Kasimdzhanov[a] (born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster and former FIDE World Champion (2004-05). He was Asian champion in 1998. In addition to his tournament play, Kasimdzhanov was a longtime second to Viswanathan Anand, including during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 World Championship matches.
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam. World Rank (Active): 44. Federation: Uzbekistan. FIDE ID: 14200244. B-Year: 1979.
Sep 2, 2021 · 9/2/2021 – Fabiano Caruana and his second Rustam Kasimdzhanov formed a very successful team. However, their best year together (2018) ended in disappointment after many successes. The last Candidates Tournament did not go as desired either.
Uzbek GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov is perhaps best known as the 2004 FIDE world champion, earning the title in a knockout tournament. Despite being seeded 28th, Kasimdzhanov defeated number-five seed GM Vassily Ivanchuk in round three, number-four GM Alexander Grischuk in the quarterfinal, number-one GM Veselin Topalov in the semis, and number-three ...
Jan 15, 2020 · Discover the online chess profile of GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov (solingen2020) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.
Dec 5, 2023 · RUSTAM KASIMDZHANOV. The future FIDE world champion was born on 5 th December 1979 in Tashkent. His oldest brother Hurshid brought 6 year-old Rustam to the local sports academic, and soon the whole of Uzbekistan was talking about. The rising star successively won the Asian juniors’ championships, and then he won the adults’ championships as well.
Rustam Kasimdzhanov is an Uzbek GM, former FIDE World Champion (2004-05) and former Asian champion (1998). Besides his professional career as a chess player, Rustam is also known as one of the best seconds – he was a second for former World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Caruana’s second during the 2018 World Chess Championship match ...
Wins. Draws. Losses. Total 1873 38.9% 44.0% 17.1%. Favourite opponent Ruslan Ponomariov (6/12/2) Least favourite opponent Viswanathan Anand (3/7/15) Strongest win Viswanathan Anand (2792) 0-1 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2670) Weakest loss Maciej Blocinski (1665) 1-0 Rustam Kasimdzhanov (2693)
In 2004 Rustam Kasimdzhanov, grandmaster from Uzbekistan, shocked the chess world by winning the FIDE world championship title, beating a string of world-class players like Ivanchuk, Grischuk, Topalov and Adams in the process.
He began to play chess very early, earning his Grandmaster at 18, and soon after won the Asian Continental Championship. In 2002, he reached the final of the World Cup (held in Hyderabad, India), losing to Vishy Anand. In 2004, somewhat sensationally, he won the World Championship in Tripoli.
