Rustam Kasimdzhanov
FIDE
About Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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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