Vugar Gashimov (24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014) was a leading chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan who died recently from a brain tumour.
Gashimov was a noted player of bullet chess (2/3 minutes a side), and three times Azerbaijani national chess champion (1995, 1996 and 1998). He won at Athens 2005 (Acropolis International). He was a two-times winner of the huge Cappelle-la-Grande Open: in 2007 and 2008 (with other players).
A: Vugar Gashimov was a leading chess grandmaster from Azerbaijan who died recently from a brain tumour.
A: Vugar Gashimov was noted for playing bullet chess (2/3 minutes a side).
A: Vugar Gashimov was three times the Azerbaijani national chess champion, in 1995, 1996 and 1998.
A: Vugar Gashimov won the Acropolis International in Athens in 2005.
A: Vugar Gashimov won the Cappelle-la-Grande Open twice, in 2007 and 2008, with other players.
A: Vugar Gashimov was born on July 24, 1986 and he died on January 11, 2014.
A: Vugar Gashimov died from a brain tumour.
