Teimour Radjabov
Теймур Раджабов (Russian)
Grand Master (2001)
Teymur Rəcəbov ( born March 12, 1987 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR ) is an Azerbaijani chess champion of the world class.
Spellings of the name
The Azerbaijani alphabet based on the Latin, the correct spelling is therefore Rəcəbov. The alternative spelling of his name is Azerbaijani Teymur Räcäbov. Is pronounced the name in about Rädschäbow. The Anglo - French mixed transcription Teimour Radjabov (of Russian Теймур Раджабов ) has established itself internationally and is used in most languages - even by the World Chess Federation, in chess databases and usually also in the German press. Sometimes in German-speaking Teimur Radschabow is written.
Life and achievements
Teymur Rəcəbov learned chess at the age of four years. The great talent Dubbed the " prodigy " Rəcəbov came very quickly to advantage. His first appearance in Germany showed him as the winner of the U9 - Tournament at the International Youth Festival in Dresden in July 1994 with 13 wins in 13 games. At the age of 11 years given the title of International Master is awarded by FIDE. As a 12 - year-old he was the youngest participant the title of European Champion Youth U18. Another year later, Rəcəbov grandmaster, at this time the second youngest in the history of chess. His early notoriety in the chess scene gave to him at a very young age, invitations to world-class tournaments: since 2001, he took part at irregular intervals in the most prestigious tournaments. In Youth World and European Youth Championships Rəcəbov could win a total of seven medals.
The year 2003 was very successful athletic for him. At the tournament, he defeated Garry Kasparov Linares with the black pieces, in Dortmund he defeated in a much-discussed brilliant game, also with black, Viswanathan Anand. In the FIDE Knockout World Championship 2004 in Tripoli Rəcəbov was third, he retired only from the semi-final against the Englishman Michael Adams. In 2005 Rəcəbov continued his success continued, he won a very strong tournament in the Spanish occupied Dos Hermanas and was second behind Liviu -Dieter Nisipeanu at the European Championships in Warsaw.
In 2006, he finished the tournament in Linares, together with FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov second place behind the tournament winner Levon Aronian. In the Mainz Chess days he lost the rapid chess match for the unofficial Rapid Chess World Championship against Anand 3:5. In October, he won a heavily occupied rapid chess tournament in Cap d' Agde, in which he prevailed with 1.5:0.5 in the final against Sergei Karjakin.
In 2007, Radjabov, Levon Aronian and could together with Veselin Topalov win the heavily infested grandmaster tournament in Wijk aan Zee, which is considered in addition to the tournaments in Linares / Morelia, Dortmund and Sofia as one of the most important in chess year. He fell on especially by black victories with new ideas in the King's Indian defense.
In 2010 he was able to qualify by finishing second in the FIDE Grand Prix for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2012. He retired in the first round against Vladimir Kramnik.
He also participated in the Candidates Tournament in London for the World Chess Championship 2013 in part, in which he failed the 8th Place.
Chess in Azerbaijan
The game of chess in Azerbaijan, which has already passed through the Baku -born 13th world chess champion Garry Kasparov to high esteem flourishes with the generation of Rəcəbov. Azerbaijani chess Olympiad team was a time of just under 20 years. Another great talent of this country is the youth world champion of 2003 and 2005 Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov. In Şəki in Baku and there founded by Kasparov chess schools. In Baku Chess Chess is ubiquitous in cafes and in teahouses along the shore of the Caspian Sea and is an important part of everyday culture. There to Garry Kasparov because of its Armenian descent but an ambivalent relationship.
Game
Teymur Rəcəbov arrive in 2003 some spectacular victories against leading world class players, so he beat Garry Kasparov in Linares and Dortmund Viswanathan Anand. The tournament of Dortmund won in convincing fashion, but highly surprising Viktor Bologan of Moldovans. In the 2nd round, on August 1, defeated Rəcəbov ( black), the tournament favorite and world number two Viswanathan Anand ( White ) in a brilliant game:
The Sicilian Defence is one of the favorite openings of Rəcəbov.
Rəcəbov selects the double-edged Kalashnikov variant.
Rəcəbov criticized in his analysis of this train and gives 18 ... De5 - e6? the preference.
Anand here omits the possibility to enter advantage Bb5 - 19 C4 ! d6 -d5 20 Sc3xd5! Se7xd5 21 Lc1 -b2! Kg8 - h8 22 Lb2xd4 De5xd4 23 Dd1xd4 Lf6xd4 24 Lc4xd5 with better position for White according Rəcəbov.
But not 22 Td2xd4? Wins because Df4 - f2 and black.
A brilliant queen sacrifice that the young Azerbaijanis had planned far in advance. Anand came now under severe pressure.
The point of the previous victim is this modest Springer retreat.
The Indian commits an inaccuracy. White should according Rəcəbov 30 La4 -b3! play. The position would remain thereafter in balance.
With the intention of h5- h4 and the transfer of the jumper after g3. Black now has the overweight and builds gradually from its advantage.
On 33.De1xe4 followed 33 ... Sf5 -e3! 34 De4xh4 TF7 -f1 35 K g1 - h2 Se3 - f5 -c1 together with Rc8 and Black wins.
White gave up.