Timur Gareyev (sometimes spelled Gareev; born March 3, 1988) is an Uzbekistani and American chess grandmaster.
| Timur Gareyev | |
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.jpg) Gareyev in 2015 | |
| Country | Uzbekistan (until 2012) United States (2012-2024) None (since 2024)[a] |
| Born | March 3, 1988 Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
| FIDE rating | 2552 (November 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2682 (February 2013) |
| Peak ranking | No. 67 (June 2013) |
Biography
editHe was born in Tashkent[1] to Tatar parents. Gareyev was a part of the University of Texas at Brownsville's chess team, where he helped the university obtain its first national championship along with other collegiate honors.
In 2007, he tied for first with Vladimir Egin and Anton Filippov in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship.[2] Gareyev has participated in two Chess Olympiads: 2004 Calvià, Spain and 2006 Turin, Italy. Gareyev won the 20th Annual Chicago Open[3] and the 11th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational tournament.[4]
Gareyev won the North American Open 2012 and tied for third in the U.S. Chess Championship 2013. He won the U.S. Open with an 8-1 clear-first-place score in 2018. Gareyev's simultaneous blindfold chess record includes a 19-game blindfold simul in Cypress, Texas, September 2012, a 27-game (set in stages) simul in Hawaii Dec 2012, a 33-game (set in stages) match in St Louis, May 2013 and a world record 48-board simul in Las Vegas, on December 4, 2016.[5]
Gareyev's win in the 2018 US Open qualified him for a place in the 2019 U.S. Chess Championship, where he finished in a three-way tie for 9th place out of a field of 12.[6]
In 2018, Gareyev tied for first place at the U.S. Masters Chess Championship.
In 2020, Gareyev won first place in the 27th annual Western Class Championship tied with John Daniel Bryant.[7]
In 2022, Gareyev won the American Continental Chess Championship with a score of 9½/11 (+8, =3, -0), and qualified for the Chess World Cup 2023.
In 2023, US Chess updated Gareyev's status in the Sanctioned Players list to state: "Membership permanently revoked and permanently banned from appearing at, attending, or participating in any events or activities organized, sanctioned, or to be rated by the US Chess Federation or any of its affiliates", with the Offense given as "Violations of US Chess Member Safety".[8]
Personal life
editGareyev graduated with a B.A. degree in Business Marketing from the University of Texas at Brownsville. He lived in Southern California but now lives in Kansas.
Gareyev is also a skydiver with close to 150 solo jumps. When Gareyev won the 119th edition of the U.S. Open, Chess Life magazine published his sky-diving photo with a chess board as a cover.[9]
In 2023, Lichess published an article[10] stating "Lichess has obtained documents that show [Gareyev] has faced multiple sexual misconduct complaints since 2019".
References
edit- ^ GM norm certificate. FIDE.
- ^ "Tournament report April 2008: Uzbekistan Championship (men)". World Chess Federation. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ^ "Chicago Open 2011". Chessdom. Retrieved June 1, 2011.
- ^ "GM Timur Gareev Claims 11th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational". Chessdom. September 5, 2011. Retrieved December 31, 2011.
- ^ Article about Timur Gareyev's world record at de.chessbase.com (German)
- ^ "Results | www.uschesschamps.com". www.uschesschamps.com. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ "27th Annual Western Class Championship April 2020 United States of America FIDE Chess Tournament report". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
- ^ https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/member-disposition-spreadsheet.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Flying High: GM Timur Gareyev". Chess News. March 4, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ^ "Breaking the Silence". lichess.org. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
Notes
edit- ^ Gareyev's FIDE federation was listed as "Non Federation" beginning in March 2024 after his suspension from the United States Chess Federation due to sexual misconduct allegations.
External links
edit- Timur Gareyev rating card at FIDE
- Timur Gareyev player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Timur Gareyev player profile at Chess.com
- The United States Chess Federation - Obama Visits and Gareev Wins in Philly
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