(1986-07-24)24 July 1986 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Died
11 January 2014(2014-01-11) (aged 27) Heidelberg, Germany
Title
Grandmaster (2002)
Peak rating
2761 (January 2012)
Peak ranking
No. 6 (November 2009)
Vugar Gasim oghlu Hashimov[1] (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Qasım oğlu Həşimov; 24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014), known internationally as Vugar Gashimov[a], was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He was a noted player of blitz chess.[2] At his peak ranking, he was No. 6 in the world, achieved in November 2009.[3]
He won the Athens 2005 (Acropolis International),[4] and tied for first at the Cappelle-la-Grande open in 2007, he again tied for first and was winning it on tie-break in 2008. He won the strong and traditional invitation tournament at Reggio Emilia in 2010–11 on tie-break above Francisco Vallejo Pons.[5]
^Zaur Gasimov (2017). Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan. p. 106.
^"Reggio Emilio - Gashimov takes top honors on tiebreak". ChessBase.com. 2011-01-07. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
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