The Teimour Radjabov Group
Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; Azerbaijani: Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, [tɛjˈmur bɐˈris ɔˈɣlu ræˈd͡ʒæbəf]; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster and former child prodigy. As of December 2019, he is ranked as No. 2 in Azerbaijan and No. 10 in the world.
Radjabov earned the title of grandmaster in March 2001 at the age of 14, making him the second-youngest grandmaster in history at the time.[1] In 2003, Radjabov gained international attention after beating the-then World No. 1 Garry Kasparov in the Linares tournament, followed by victories over former World Champions Anand and Ponomariov all in the same year. Radjabov continued his progress over the years to become an elite chess player. In November 2012, he achieved his peak rating of 2793 and was ranked as #4 in the world. This made Radjabov the fifteenth highest rated player in chess history.
He has twice competed at the Candidates Tournaments, in 2011 and 2013, and has qualified for the 2020 Candidates. He won the European Team Chess Championship with Azerbaijan in 2009, 2013 and 2017. His major individual achievements include joint-first place in 2007 Tata Steel Chess, winning the 2008 Elista Grand Prix, 2017 Geneva Grand Prix and the 2019 Chess World Cup.
