Rustam Kasimdzhanov
Kasimdzhanov in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 5 December 1979 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Chess career | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (1997) |
| World Champion | 2004–2005 (FIDE) |
| FIDE rating | 2668 (March 2026) |
| Peak rating | 2715 (May 2015) |
| Ranking | No. 47 (March 2026) |
| Peak ranking | No. 11 (October 2001) |
Rustam Kasimdzhanov (born 5 December 1979) is an Uzbek chess grandmaster and a former FIDE World Chess Champion (2004–2005). He was Asian champion in 1998.
In addition to his tournament play, Kasimdzhanov was a longtime second to Viswanathan Anand, including during the 2008, 2010 and 2012 World Championship matches. He has also trained World Championship candidates Sergey Karjakin and Fabiano Caruana.