Farid Abbasov (), (born January 31, 1979) is a

chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy game that involves Perfect information, no hidden information and no elements of game of chance, chance. It is played on a square chessboard, board consisting of 64 squares arran ...

Grandmaster (2007) from

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a Boundaries between the continents, transcontinental and landlocked country at the boundary of West Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by ...

. He is ranked 14th in Azerbaijan as of July 2021.

Biography

In 1997, he took second place in the

European Youth Chess Championship The European Youth Chess Championship is organized by the European Chess Union (ECU) in groups under 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years old. History The first tournament was held in 1991, and the under 8 category was introduced in 2007. Until 2002 t ...

. In 2001, he was awarded the

International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating and ...

title. Best results: 1st at

Alushta Alushta (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and Russian language, Russian: ; ; ) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the Crimean peninsula which is within the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a region internationally recognised as ...

2004; 1st at

Kireyevsk Kireyevsk () is a town and the administrative center of Kireyevsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Olen River, southeast of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History It has been known since the second ...

2004; 2nd at Tula 2006; 1st at

Konya Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium. In 19th-century accounts of the city in En ...

2006; 1st the Rohde Open in

Sautron Sautron (; ) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique ''département'' in western France. Geography Sautron is located 10 km north west of Nantes, close to the Nantes-Vannes expressway. Surrounding communes are Vigneux-de-Bretagne, Orvault, ...

, France 2007; 1st at

Çanakkale Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.La Fère La Fère () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in France. It was once famous for its military school (1720), one the oldest commissioned for instructing ordnance officers. History During World War II, Nazi Germany operat ...

Open (France) 2008; 1st at

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Open (France) 2008; 2nd at the President's Cup in

Baku Baku (, ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Azerbaijan, largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and in the Caucasus region. Baku is below sea level, which makes it the List of capital ci ...

2008; 1st at the Caspian Cup in

Rasht Rasht (; ) is a city in the Central District (Rasht County), Central District of Rasht County, Gilan province, Gilan province, Iran, serving as the capital of the province, the county, and the district. The city is also known as the "City of ...

2010. In 2007, he won the gold medal at an international tournament in

Laholm Laholm () is a town and the seat of Laholm Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 6,527 inhabitants in 2015. Laholm is, despite its small population, for historical reasons often still referred to as a ''city''. In the 13th century, Laholm w ...

, Sweden. Thieves broke into his hotel room and stole his laptop computer, flight ticket, and documents. He has coached the Azerbaijan Youth chess team for the past 9 years.

References

External links

* Chess Grandmasters Living people Azerbaijani chess players 1979 births National team coaches Chess coaches {{Azerbaijan-chess-bio-stub