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Teimour Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; Azerbaijani: Teymur Rəcəbov; born 12 Mairch 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster an umwhile Warld Junior Chess Champion. On the October 2012 FIDE ratin list, he wis ranked nummer four in the warld an haed an Elo ratin o 2793,[1] makin him the fowert heichest ratit player in history.
Teimour Radjabov | |
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Teimour Radjabov in 2012 | |
Kintra | Azerbaijan |
Born | Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union | 12 Mairch 1987
Teetle | Grandmaster (2001) |
FIDE ratin | 2733 (Juin 2024) 2710 |
Peak ratin | 2793 (November 2012) |
Rankin | No. 20 (December 2014) |
Peak rankin | No. 4 (October 2012) |
Radjabov earned the title o Grandmaster in Mairch 2001 at the age o 14, makin him the second-yoongest Grandmaster in history at that time. In 2003, Radjabov defeated Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anain, an Ruslan Ponomariov wi the black pieces. he is probably the first player ever tae beat thee former an reignin FIDE Warld Chess Champions wi the black pieces in one year. radjabov reached the semi-finals (earnin a bronze medal) at the FIDE Warld Chess Championship o 2004.
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