Teimour Radjabov
An Azerbaijani grandmaster who became famous at 15 by beating world No. 1 Garry Kasparov at Linares in 2003. He had become a grandmaster two years earlier, then the second-youngest in history.
He reached a peak of 2793 and No. 4 in the world in 2012, and has played three Candidates, finishing third in 2022. He won the 2019 World Cup, shared first at Tata Steel in 2007, and won the Airthings Masters online in 2020–21.
With Azerbaijan he has won the European Team Championship three times.
Career highlights
- Won the 2019 World Cup
- Third at the 2022 Candidates
- Beat Garry Kasparov at Linares 2003, at 15
- Joint winner of Tata Steel 2007
- Peak rating 2793, world No. 4 in 2012
Titles
- FIDE World Cup: 2019
- Tata Steel Chess Tournament: 2007
From the winners lists on our event pages.
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Profile last reviewed September 29, 2026. Ratings update monthly from FIDE.