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Vugar Gashimov
Azerbaijani chess grandmaster (1986–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vugar Gashimov (24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014)[1] was a leading chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan who died recently from a brain tumour.[2]
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Vugar Gashimov | |
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Full name | Vüqar Həşimov |
Country | Azerbaijan ![]() |
Title | Grandmaster |
FIDE rating | 2737 (#18 in the January 2013 FIDE ranking list) |
Peak rating | 2761 (January 2012) |
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Gashimov was a noted player of bullet chess (2/3 minutes a side), and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion (1995, 1996 and 1998).[3] He won at Athens 2005 (Acropolis International).[4] He was a two-times winner of the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open: in 2007 and 2008 (with other players).