Vugar Gashimov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Azerbaijani chess grandmaster
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1986
Place of Birth: Baku
Date of Death: 11-Jan-2014
Profession: chess player
Nationality: Azerbaijan
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Vugar Gashimov
- Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar H?simov; 24 July 1986 – 11 January 2014) was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
- He was a noted player of blitz chess.
- At his peak ranking he was No.
- 6 in the world, achieved in November 2009.He won the Athens 2005 (Acropolis International), and tied for first at the Cappelle-la-Grande open in 2007, he again tied for first and was winning it on tie-break in 2008.
- He won the strong and traditional invitation tournament at Reggio Emilia in 2010-11 on tie-break above Francisco Vallejo Pons.
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