Georgy Agzamov | |
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| Full name | Georgy Tadzhikhanovich Agzamov |
| Country |  Soviet Union |
| Born | (1954-09-06)September 6, 1954 Olmaliq,Tashkent Region, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Died | August 27, 1986(1986-08-27) (aged 31) Sevastopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (1984) |
| Peak rating | 2590 (January 1985) |
Georgy Tadzhikhanovich Agzamov (September 6, 1954,Tashkent – August 27, 1986,Sevastopol) was a SovietchessGrandmaster, the first fromCentral Asia.[1] He became anInternational Master in 1982 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1984.[2]
In 1966, at the age of 12, he was the chess champion of his town ofAlmalyk (Olmaliq) in the province of Tashkent of centralUzbekistan.
In 1971, he took 2nd place in the USSR Junior Chess Championship, held inRiga.
In 1973, he played in his firstUzbekistani chess championship. He won the event in 1976 and 1981.
He was the first Grandmaster fromUzbekistan in 1984.
He was aphilologist.
Best results include first place atBelgrade 1982; 1st atVršac 1983; 1st atSochi 1984; 1st atTashkent 1984; 1st atBogotá 1984; 2nd atPotsdam 1985; 1st atCalcutta 1986.
In 1986, after finishing a chess tournament in Sevastopol in theCrimea, he was accidentally killed when he went hiking and fell off a cliff and became trapped between two rocks. Passersby heard his cries for help, but he was too deep down, and by the time rescue crews got to him, it was too late.
His highestElo chess rating was 2590 on the January 1, 1985FIDE rating list.
Since 2007, an annual open chess tournament has been held in Tashkent in his memory.[3][1]
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