Rauf Mamedov
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| Rauf Mamedov | |
|---|---|
 Rauf Mamedov, Heraklion 2007 | |
| Full name | Rauf Mamedov |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Born |
April 26, 1988 Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating |
2659 (February 2014) (No. 65 in the July 2011 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2679 (May 2011) |
Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijani: Rauf Məmmədov; born April 26, 1988) is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster.[1]
Career
Born in Baku, Azerbaijan, Mamedov started playing chess at the age of seven. In 2004, he became a Grandmaster (GM), following his victory during international tournament in Dubai.
Team competitions
He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at the European Team Chess Championship in Novi Sad in 2009, alongside Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Vugar Gashimov and Gadir Guseinov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007.[2][3]
Notable tournament victories
- Winner of Corsica Masters 2011, blitz tournament[4]
- In 2009, he tied for 1st-3rd with Yuriy Kuzubov and Dmitry Andreikin in a category 16 tournament at Lubbock, Texas.[5]
- Winner of Azerbaijan Chess Championship two times (2006, 2008)
Gallery
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Mamedov with Azerbaijani Chess team, winners of European Team Chess Championship in 2007.
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Mamedov at EuroChess 2007.
References
- ↑ Azerbaijani chess player wins first round of Aeroflot Open festival
- ↑ Azerbaijan Takes Gold in European Team Championship
- ↑ Gold for Azerbaijan and Russia in Novi Sad
- ↑ "Рауф Мамедов стал победителем блиц-турнира во Франции" (in Russian). Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ↑ "Archive. Tournament report November 2009: Spice Cup 2009 - Group A". FIDE. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
External links
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