Summary
Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijani: Qədir Hüseynov; born 21 May 1986) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. As of September 2023,[update] he is ranked as No. 6 in Azerbaijan.
| Gadir Guseinov | |
|---|---|
 Guseinov in 2016 Chess Olympiad | |
| Full name | Qədir Hüseynov |
| Country |  Russia (until 1998) Azerbaijan (since 1998) |
| Born | 21 May 1986 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2636 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2668 (May 2022) |
| Peak ranking | No. 62 (January 2009) |
Career edit
Born in Moscow, Guseinov started playing chess under the guidance of Shahin Hajiev. He lived in his native city and played for Russia from 1994 to 1998.[1][2]
In 1994, he won the European under-10 championship in Băile Herculane.
In 2008 tied for 1st–8th with Nigel Short, Vadim Milov, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Baadur Jobava, Alexander Lastin, Tamaz Gelashvili and Farid Abbasov in the President's Cup in Baku.[3] In April 2010, Guseinov tied for 1st-8th place in the 12th Dubai Open Chess Championship with Viorel Iordachescu, Hrant Melkumyan, Sergey Volkov, Eduardo Iturrizaga, David Arutinian, Aleksej Aleksandrov and Tornike Sanikidze.[4] Guseinov won the Ugra Governor's Chess Blitz Cup in 2011.[5] In 2013 he tied for 1st–3rd with Igor Kurnosov and Aleksandr Shimanov in the Nakhchivan Open.[6]
Guseinov was nominated by FIDE president to compete in the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku. He knocked out Maxim Matlakov and David Navara in the first two rounds before losing to Ding Liren in round 3.
Guseinov won the Sitges Open in 2018 by scoring 7.5/9 points.[7]
Team competitions edit
He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championships in Novi Sad in 2009 and in Warsaw in 2013, alongside Shahriyar Mammadyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov (in 2009), Eltaj Safarli (in 2013) and Rauf Mammadov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007 and silver in 2011.[8][9]
References edit
- ^ Interview Chess-News.ru. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015 (in Russian)
- ^ FIDE Rating History - Guseinov, Gadir OlimpBase
- ^ "FIDE Archive. Tournament report July 2008: President's Cup, 2008". FIDE. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ "12th Dubai Open 2010 July 2010 United Arab Emirates FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Гадир Гусейнов выиграл Кубок Губернатора. azerisport.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ "Kurnosov wins Nakhchivan Open". ChessVibes. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ Guseinov wins Sitges Open 2018, 30 July 2018, www.chessdom.com. Retrieved 6 September 2021
- ^ "Azerbaijan Takes Gold in European Team Championship". Archived from the original on 10 November 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Gold for Azerbaijan and Russia in Novi Sad". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
External links edit
- Gadir Guseinov rating card at FIDE
- Gadir Guseinov player profile at Chess.com
- Gadir Guseinov player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Gadir Guseinov chess games at 365Chess.com
