Gadir Guseinov (; born 21 May 1986) is an
Azerbaijani chess
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grandmaster. he is ranked as No. 6 in Azerbaijan.
Career
Born in
Moscow
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, Guseinov started playing chess under the guidance of
Shahin Hajiev. He lived in his native city and played for Russia from 1994 to 1998.
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
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. In April 2010, Guseinov tied for 1st-8th place in the 12th
Dubai
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Open Chess Championship with
Viorel Iordachescu,
Hrant Melkumyan,
Sergey Volkov,
Eduardo Iturrizaga,
David Arutinian,
Aleksej Aleksandrov and
Tornike Sanikidze. Guseinov won the Ugra Governor's Chess Blitz Cup in 2011. In 2013 he tied for 1st–3rd with
Igor Kurnosov and Aleksandr Shimanov in the
Nakhchivan Open.
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.
Team competitions
He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the
European Team Chess Championships in
Novi Sad
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in 2009 and in
Warsaw
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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.
References
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1986 births
Living people
Chess Grandmasters
Azerbaijani chess players
Chess players from Moscow
Russian sportspeople of Azerbaijani descent
Russian chess players
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