.jpg) Guseinov in2016 Chess Olympiad | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Qədir Hüseynov (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (age 39) |
| Chess career | |
| Country |  Russia (until 1998) Azerbaijan (since 1998) |
| Title | Grandmaster (2002) |
| FIDE rating | 2636 (November 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2668 (May 2022) |
| Peak ranking | No. 62 (January 2009) |
Gadir Guseinov (Azerbaijani:Qədir Hüseynov; born 21 May 1986) is anAzerbaijanichessgrandmaster. As of September 2023,[update] he is ranked as No. 6 in Azerbaijan.
Born inMoscow, Guseinov started playing chess under the guidance ofShahin Hajiev. He lived in his native city and played for Russia from 1994 to 1998.[1][2]
In 1994, he won theEuropean under-10 championship inBăile Herculane.
In 2008 tied for 1st–8th withNigel Short,Vadim Milov,Aleksej Aleksandrov,Baadur Jobava,Alexander Lastin,Tamaz Gelashvili andFarid Abbasov in the President's Cup inBaku.[3] In April 2010, Guseinov tied for 1st-8th place in the 12thDubai Open Chess Championship withViorel Iordachescu,Hrant Melkumyan,Sergey Volkov,Eduardo Iturrizaga,David Arutinian,Aleksej Aleksandrov andTornike Sanikidze.[4] Guseinov won the Ugra Governor's Chess Blitz Cup in 2011.[5] In 2013 he tied for 1st–3rd withIgor Kurnosov and Aleksandr Shimanov in theNakhchivan Open.[6]
Guseinov was nominated by FIDE president to compete in theChess World Cup 2015 in Baku. He knocked outMaxim Matlakov andDavid Navara in the first two rounds before losing toDing Liren in round 3.
Guseinov won the Sitges Open in 2018 by scoring 7.5/9 points.[7]
He played in the gold medal-winning Azerbaijani team at theEuropean Team Chess Championships inNovi Sad in 2009 and inWarsaw in 2013, alongsideShahriyar Mammadyarov,Teimour Radjabov,Vugar Gashimov (in 2009),Eltaj Safarli (in 2013) andRauf Mammadov, previously winning bronze medal in 2007 and silver in 2011.[8][9]
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