Died an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, a three-time national champion in chess Vugar Hashimov. He died last night after a long illness .
Vugar Gashimov was born on July 24, 1986 in Baku. In 1995, 1996 and 1998 he won the championships in Azerbaijan. Four time he won a silver medal at the European Youth Championship (1996-2000.)
Four times Hashimov played for the team of Azerbaijan in the Chess Olympiads (2002 , 2004, 2006 , 2008.)
In 2007, he won a bronze medal at the European Team Championship .
In 2009 Hashimov became European champion in the national team of Azerbaijan, and it was he who brought the team the decisive point in the final round.
In the national team , he became the vice-champion of Europe 2011, and was the winner of the tournament Reggıo Emılıa (2010-2011 years.)
Allah Rəhmət eləsin.-06D—
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