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Kasimov, Rauf
CM🇺🇿FIDE 14226960· Male· Uzbekistan· Born in 2010
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Rauf Kasimov, a 16-year-old Uzbekistani Candidate Master, is rated 2156 and sitting in the top 2% of players worldwide under 16, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +90 Elo over the past 12 months. 117 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include (1st league Men) Uzbekistan Championship 2026, Uzbekistan Championship U18 Boys Standart, and 19th international chess tournament "In Memory of Georgy Agzamov" Open-B. Also played 3 rapid (including 27th Asian Youth Chess Championships 2025 - Rapid U16) and 4 blitz events (including 31st AbuDhabi International Chess Festival-Blitz - Open) recently. His peak of 2240 was reached at age 15 (Dec 2025, Uzbekistani #35 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 15). At junior level, he reached #7, #8 and #15 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd1928·Blz2001
All-time high
2240
−84 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 15
Dec 2025 · age 15
Activity
92
games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo
110 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#436 · players worldwide under 16 · of 20,363
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
May 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Feb 2026
2025
Peak Uzbekistani rank: #35
at age 15 · rated 2240
Dec 2025
7th Uzbekistani U16 player
at age 15 · rated 2240
Dec 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 15
Dec 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 15
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+87
2069 → 2156
Tournaments
11
101 games
Score
65.5/ 10164.9%
52W27D22L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMukhammadali AbdurakhmonovIM2,369·President's Cup of the Republic of Tajikistan, Group A·R8·+27.1
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 7/11 | #17 | 2151 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2209 | +82.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/10 | #14 | 2023 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 1995 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/8 | #19 | 1980 | -30.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5/10 | #7 | 2147 | +32.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #56 | 1998 | -101.5 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #13 | 2056 | -49.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/8 | #44 | 2300 | +45.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 7/9 | #2 | 2238 | +38.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsShakhrombek KarimovCM
🇺🇿UZB·2270
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsMukhammad Yusuf MukhsinovCM
🇺🇿UZB·2089
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKhondamir Elmirzaev
🇺🇿UZB·2257
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSaidkhon AshikmamutovCM
🇺🇿UZB·2203
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsShahzodbek HamzaevFM
🇺🇿UZB·2143
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Uzbekistan
#54
out of 1,058 players
Asia-Pacific
#1,612
in continent
World
#10,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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