Rustam Kasimdzhanov
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About
Highly ranked chess Grandmaster from Uzbekistan who won the World Chess Championship in 2004.
Before Fame
He burst onto the world chess scene in 1999 by winning the World Junior Championship.
Trivia
He won gold in the individual men's rapid event at the 2010 Asian Games.
Family Life
He was born and raised in Uzbekistan, which was then the Soviet Union.
Associated With
He has faced former World Champion Garry Kasparov in competition.
