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Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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Rustam Kasimdzhanov, also known in his native language as Rustam Qosimjonov, is a male chess player and non-fiction writer from Uzbekistan. Born on December 5, 1979, in Tashkent, he holds the titles of International Master and Grandmaster. He represents Uzbekistan in the sport of chess and speaks Uzbek.
Kasimdzhanov has received the award of world chess champion. His competitive history includes participation in the 2006 and 2010 Asian Games, as well as the 32nd and 33rd Chess Olympiads. He has an Elo rating of 2715 and a ranking of 52. Additionally, he is the author of five works.
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 7
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 6,831x
- Global, regional, and national burden of neurological disorders, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2019 · cited 4,131x
- CP2K: An electronic structure and molecular dynamics software package - Quickstep: Efficient and accurate electronic structure calculations
· 2020 · cited 4,028x
- Recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles
· 2019 · cited 3,579x
- Advances in molecular quantum chemistry contained in the Q-Chem 4 program package
· 2014 · cited 2,845x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1979-12-05 ) 5 December 1979 (age 46) , Tashkent , Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
- Country
- Uzbekistan
- Title
- Grandmaster (1997)
- World champion
- 2004–2005 (FIDE)
- Fide rating
- 2665 (June 2026)
- Peak rating
- 2715 (May 2015)
- Ranking
- No. 50 (June 2026)
- Peak ranking
- No. 11 (October 2001)
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Encyclopedic overview
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster and a former FIDE World Chess Champion (2004–2005). 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. He has also trained World Championship candidates Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana.
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