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Teimour Radjabov

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Teimour Radjabov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster born March 12, 1987, in Baku, who earned the grandmaster title in March 2001 at age fourteen, then the second-youngest grandmaster in history. In 2003 he became the first player to defeat three former or reigning FIDE World Champions, Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand and Ruslan Ponomariov, with the black pieces in a single year. His rating peaked at 2793 in November 2012, reaching a career-high world ranking of number four, and he won the Chess World Cup in 2019 and the Airthings Masters online rapid event in 2021. He competed in the Candidates Tournament three times, reaching the quarterfinals in 2011, finishing last in 2013 and taking third place in 2022, and is known for reviving the King's Indian Defence as a top-level opening choice.

Facts
Birth Year
1987 1
Birth Date
1987-03-12 1
Nationality
Azerbaijani 1
Career Highlight
Beat then world number one Garry Kasparov in the Linares tournament in 2003 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

World Chess Championship, Competitions
Source Wikipedia, Teimour Radjabov

Plays

Chess, Games
Source Wikipedia, Teimour Radjabov
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Nationality

Azerbaijan

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Source Wikipedia, Teimour RadjabovLead sentence 1
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Teymur Boris oglu Rajabov (born 12 March 1987), known internationally as Teimour Radjabov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
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1. Wikipedia, Teimour Radjabov
  • Introduction, paragraph 1, sentence 1, birth date
    born 12 March 1987
  • Introduction
    Teymur Boris oglu Rajabov (born 12 March 1987), known internationally as Teimour Radjabov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
  • Introduction, paragraph 1, sentence 1, nationality
    is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster
  • Introduction, paragraph 2, sentence 2
    Radjabov gained international attention after beating the then-world No. 1 Garry Kasparov in the Linares tournament
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Radjabov continued his progress over the years to become an elite chess player.
  • Plays: Chess, Lead sentence
    is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
  • Competed In: World Chess Championship, Lead or career section
    He also reached the semifinals (earning a bronze medal) at the FIDE World Chess Championship 2004.
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