Teimour Radjabov

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Teimour Radjabovwas born on 12 March in 1987 in Baki, Azerbaijan. He is an Azerbaijani chess Grandmaster, the 1st in Azerbaijan and the 4th in the world.

Biography

CAREERBeing the youngest among the participants Radjabov won the European Under 18 Championship in 1999.

• Radjabov earned the title of Grandmaster in March 2001 at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history .

• In 2003 Radjabov defeated Garry Kasparov, Viswanathan Anand, and Ruslan Ponomariov with the black pieces, making him the first player to have beaten three former and reigning FIDE World Chess Champions with black in one year.

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