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İldar İbrahimof

b. 1967

Russian-American chess player

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Born 1967. İldar İbrahimof is an American and Russian chess player.

Ildar Ibragimov (; ; born 16 August 1967) is a Russian chess player. He was ranked No. 72 in January 2000 with a rating of 2611, while his peak rating of 2637 was achieved in April 2006.

Chess career Ibragimov shared first place with Vladimir Kramnik and Andrei Kharlov at the 1991 USSR Under-26 Championship. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 1993. Ibragimov won the Chigorin Memorial in 1994 and the Biel Masters Open tournament in 1997. In 2002 he started to play for the United States, where he lived in New Haven, Connecticut. He was a co-winner of the 2004 U.S. Open and shared third place in the 2006 U.S. Chess Championship. Ibragimov played for the US team that took the bronze medal in the 2006 Chess Olympiad. He tied for first in the 2006 World Open. In 2015 Ibragimov transferred his national federation back to Russia. He was part of the Russian team that won the gold medal at the European Senior Team Championship 2019 in the 50+ category.

Born in Kazan, he is an ethnic Tatar.

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Ildar Rifkatovich Ibragimov, Ildar Ibragimov

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Who is İldar İbrahimof?

Russian-American chess player

When was İldar İbrahimof born?

İldar İbrahimof was born on 16 August 1967 in Kazan.

What is İldar İbrahimof's occupation?

İldar İbrahimof is a chess player.

What nationality is İldar İbrahimof?

İldar İbrahimof is American and Russian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: İldar İbrahimof

· Wikidata: Q2076172

· DBpedia: Ildar Ibragimov

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