Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (1985)
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar. Picture by Andreas Kontokanis (2016. Creative Commons License)
| Alternative last name spellings: – |
| Alternative first name spellings: Hamid oglu |
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov is an International chess Grandmaster considered one of the greatest geniuses in the history of this sport. He is the number one player in Azerbaijan and the second in the FIDE world ranking (until February 2018). He was twice World Junior Champion and World Rapid Champion. He holds the gold medal in the 2012 Chess Olympiad, is a three-time European team Champion and twice winner of the Tal Memorial and Shamkir Chess tournaments. | |
| Sex: Male. | Occupation: Chess player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: Sumgait, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union. | Country Tags: Azerbaijan |
| Centuries: XX-XXI. | Title: Grandmaster (2002) |
| World Champion: – | School: – |
| Style: – | Chess Olympiads: 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014. |
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External links
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/read/players/shakhriyar-mamedyarov – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov at Olimpbase: http://www.olimpbase.org/players/7bdtzdnm.html – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov chess games at 365Chess.com: https://www.365chess.com/players/Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov FIDE chess profile: https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=13401319 – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ShakhriyarMamedyarov – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov player profile and games at Chessgames.com: http://www.chessgames.com/player/shakhriyar_mamedyarov.html – [15/03/2018].
- Shakhriyar Mamedyarov player profile at the Internet Chess Club: https://www.chessclub.com/user/finger/azerichess – [15/03/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakhriyar_Mamedyarov – [15/03/2018].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press.
