Shukhrat Safin

Shukhrat Safin (3 April 1970 in Samarkand – 20 September 2009 in Samarkand)[1] was a chess Grandmaster (1999). He took part in the FIDE World Chess Championship 2002, but was knocked out in the first round by Predrag Nikolić.[2]

In 2001, he won the Uzbekistan chess championship. In 2008 he came third in the Kolkata Open.[3] In 2009, tied for 5th-10th with Chakkravarthy Deepan, Georgy Timoshenko, Sundar Shyam, Saidali Iuldachev and Andrei Deviatkin in the Mumbai Mayor Cup.[4] He died of blood cancer.

References

  1. ↑ Begmatov, Jamshid (2009-09-24). "Grandmaster Shukhrat Safin passes away at 39". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "World Chess Championship 2001-02 FIDE Knockout Matches". Mark-Weeks.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. ↑ "Viktor Laznicka's ‘most cherished title’". Hinduonnet.com. 2008-04-26. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  4. ↑ Zaveri, Praful (2009-05-15). "Areshchenko triumphs in Mayor's Cup – Jai Ho Mumbai!!". ChessBase. Retrieved 24 May 2010.

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