Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Full name	Rustam Qosimjonov
Country	Uzbekistan
Born	December 5, 1979 (1979-12-05) (age 28) Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Title	Grandmaster
World Champion	2004-2005 (FIDE)
FIDE rating	2679 (No. 41 on the July 2008 FIDE ratings list)
Peak rating	2706 (October 2001)

Rustam Kasimdzhanov (Uzbek: Rustam Qosimjonov; Russian: Рустам Касымджанов) (born December 5, 1979) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster, best known for winning the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004. He was born in Tashkent, in the former Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Image File history File links Flag_of_Uzbekistan. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Tashkent (Uzbek: , Russian: ) is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province. ... State motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! Official language None. ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chess Go The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... Chess Go The Elo rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ... is the 339th day of the year (340th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Anthem: National Anthem of the Republic of Uzbekistan Capital (and largest city) Tashkent Official languages Uzbek Demonym Uzbek[1] Government Republic  -  President Islom Karimov  -  Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev Independence from the Soviet Union   -  Formation 17471   -  Declared September 1, 1991   -  Recognized December 8, 1991   -  Completed December 25, 1991  Area  -  Total 447... This article is about the Western board game. ... The title Grandmaster is awarded to world-class chess masters by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain. ... The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13. ... Tashkent (Uzbek: , Russian: ) is the capital of Uzbekistan and also of the Tashkent Province. ... State motto: Бутун дунё пролетарлари, бирлашингиз! Official language None. ...

Name

In the Uzbek language, which since 1992 has officially used Latin script, his name is written "Qosimjonov". Uzbek (O‘zbek tili in Latin script, Ўзбек тили in Cyrillic script) is an Eastern Turkic language and the official language of Uzbekistan. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world, the standard script of the English language and most of the languages of western and central Europe, and of those areas settled by Europeans. ...

Early career

His best results include first in the 1998 Asian Championship, second in the World Junior Chess Championship in 1999, first at Essen 2001, first at Pamplona 2002 (winning a blitz playoff against Victor Bologan after both had finished the main tournament on 3.5/6), first with 8/9 at the Vlissingen Open 2003, joint first with Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu with 6/9 at Pune 2005, a bronze-medal winning 9.5/12 performance on board one for his country at the 2000 Chess Olympiad and runner-up in the FIDE Chess World Cup in 2002 (losing to Viswanathan Anand in the final). He has played in the prestigious Wijk aan Zee tournament twice, but did not perform well either time: in 1999 he finished 11th of 14 with 5/13, in 2002 he finished 13th of 14 with 4.5/13. The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 event (players must have been under 20 years old on the 1st of January in the year of competition). ... Essen is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. ... For other meanings, see Pamplona (disambiguation). ... Victor Viorel Bologan (born December 14, 1971) is a chess grandmaster. ... Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu (born August 1, 1976) is a Romanian chess player. ... For the sport which developed into badminton, see Poona (sport). ... The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even years. ... This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. ... The Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijkin the province of North Holland in the Netherlands. ...

FIDE World Chess Champion 2004

In the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004, Kasimdzhanov unexpectedly made his way through to the final, winning mini-matches against Alejandro Ramirez, Ehsan Ghaem Maghami, Vasily Ivanchuk, Zoltán Almási, Alexander Grischuk and Veselin Topalov to meet Michael Adams to play for the title and the right to face world number one Garry Kasparov in a match. The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13. ... Alejandro Ramirez is an International Grandmaster of chess from Costa Rica. ... Ehsan Ghaem Maghami (Persian: ‎ , born 12 September 1982) is a chess grandmaster from Iran. ... Vassily Ivanchuk (Васи́лий Ива́нчук), born March 18, 1969 in Berejiany, Ukraine, is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. ... Zoltán Almási (b. ... Alexander Grischuk Alexander Grischuk (b. ... Veselin Topalov (IPA: ; Bulgarian: ) (born 15 March 1975) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and former FIDE world champion. ... Michael Adams (born November 17, 1971 in Truro, Cornwall, England) is an International Grandmaster of chess. ... Garry Kasparov (Russian: ; Russian pronunciation: , Armenian: [1]) (born as Garri Kimovich Weinstein [2] on April 13, 1963, in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR; now Azerbaijan) is a Russian chess grandmaster, former World Chess Champion, writer and political activist. ...

In the final six-game match of the Championship, both players won two games, making a tie-break of rapid games necessary. Kasimdzhanov won the first game with black, after having been in a difficult position. By drawing the second game he became the new FIDE champion. The FIDE World Chess Championship, 2004 was held at the Almahary Hotel in Tripoli, Libya, from June 18 to July 13. ...

Other world championship results

Kasimdzhanov's 2004 championship earned him an invitation to the eight player FIDE World Chess Championship 2005, where he tied with Michael Adams for 6-7 place. The FIDE World Chess Championship 2005 took place in San Luis Province in Argentina from September 27 to October 16, 2005. ... Michael Adams (born November 17, 1971 in Truro, Cornwall, England) is an International Grandmaster of chess. ...

The 2004 championship also earned him one of sixteen places in the Candidates Tournament for the FIDE World Chess Championship 2007. His first round opponent was Boris Gelfand. In their match, all six regular games were drawn. Then Gelfand won the rapid tie-break 2.5-0.5, eliminating Kasimdzhanov from the tournament. The Candidates Tournament was an annual chess tournament in which various chess players play against each other. ... Veselin Topalov The FIDE World Chess Championship 2007 will be an eight-player double round-robin tournament. ... Boris Gelfand (born 24 June 1968) is a chess grandmaster. ...

Career since championship

On the April 2007 FIDE list Kasimdzhanov had an Elo rating of 2683, making him number 27 in the world and Uzbekistan's number one. He has been rated as high as 2706 (in the October 2001 list). The ELO rating system is a method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess and Go. ...

On June 23, 2005, in the ABC Times Square studios, the AI Accoona Toolbar driven by a Fritz 9 prototype, drew against him. is the 174th day of the year (175th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Accoona is a New Jersey based-internet company. ... Fritz 8 - end of game between Fritz and Fruit 2. ...

He made his first appearance at Linares in 2005, finishing tied last with 4/12. The annual Linares chess tournament, usually played around the end of February, takes its name from the city of Linares in the Jaén province of Andalusia, Spain, in which it is held. ...

In 2006, Kasimdzhanov won the knock-out Corsica Masters tournament.

Notes

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External links

• FIDE rating card for Rustam Kasimdzhanov
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov at ChessGames.com
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov wins FIDE title from Chessbase News.
• Rustam Kasimdzhanov vs. the AI Accoona Toolbar from chessgames.com