Djakhangir Agaragimov (born December 15, 1986), in Azerbaijani Cahangir Ağarəhimov, is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
| Djakhangir Agaragimov | |
|---|---|
 Djakhangir Agaragimov, 2015 | |
| Country | Azerbaijan |
| Born | December 15, 1986 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2014) |
| FIDE rating | 2502 (July 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2502 (February 2014) |
Agaragimov visited secondary school #258 in Baku and studied at the Azerbaijan State University of Economics. He trains chess together with Eltaj Safarli.[1]
He holds the Grandmaster title since February 2014,[2] fulfilling norms at the Baku Open in August 2010, where he won against the Grandmasters Natalia Zhukova and Davit Jojua amongst others, and at a double-round rating tournament in Alushta in June 2013.[3] He is one of the few chess players who became Grandmaster without holding the title International Master before.[4]
As a chess player he is inactive. His last tournament was a tournament in Rustavi in January 2014.
He was Operating Director at the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku.[5]
Publications
- Pearls of Azerbaijan, by Vladimir Bagirov (chief editor), Niepołomice, Chess Evolution, 2016, ISBN 978-83-944290-8-9.
References
External links
- Djakhangir Agaragimov chess games at 365Chess.com