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Timur Gareyev

by Bill Wall

Timur Gareyev (Gareev) was born


on March 3, 1988. He was born in
Tashkent, Uzbekistan to Tatar
parents.

In 1994, at age 6, he learned how


to play chess from his
grandfather.

In 1996, at age 8, he entered his


first chess tournament.
Bill Wall
In 1998, at the age of 10, he was
expert strength. His coach was
Georgy Borisenko (1922-2012), a
correspondence grandmaster.
Timur Gareyev
In 2000, he played for Uzbekistan Chess is not a game
in the 2000 Children's Olympiad. but a disease. —Sir
Henry Campbell-
In 2001, at the age of 12, he Bannerman (1836-
completed in the World Under-14 1908)
Championship in Bikaner, India,
scoring 6 out of 11. He won the
Asian Champion under-14.

In 2002, it took him three FIDE-


rated chess tournaments to go from
2191 to 2431.

In 2002, he became a FIDE


master.

In 2002, he played Board 2 for


Uzbekistan in the Under-16 Chess
Olympiad, winning the individual
bronze.

In February 2003, he took 2nd at


Kemerovo.

In 2003, he won the Chigorin


Memorial.

In 2003, he completed all the GM


norm requirements at age 15.

In April 2004, he won the


Vasylyshyn Memorial, scoring 12
out of 15.

In 2004, he played Board 1 for


Uzbekistan in the Under-16 Chess
Olympiad, winning the individual
bronze medal.

In 2004, he tied for 2nd at the


Uzbekistan Championship.

In 2004, he competed in the World


Junior Championship and scored 7
out of 13. In October 2004,
representing Uzbekistan (1st
reserve), he participated in the
36th Chess Olympiad in Calvia,
Spain. He won 6, drew 4, and lost
1.

In 2004, he was awarded the


Grandmaster title and was Asia's
youngest ever chess grandmaster
at age 16.

In 2004, he played in the Under-18


Chess Olympiad.

In 2005, he tied for 1st in the


Uzbekistani Championship,
scoring 8 out of 10.

In 2005, he moved to the United


States.
In August 2005, he attended the
University of Texas-Brownsville
(now UT-Rio Grande Valley)
studying Business Marketing, and
was part of their chess team. He
was part of their chess team from
August 2005 to August 2006, and
from August 2009 to December
2011. He helped the university
obtain its first national
championship.

In February 2006, he tied for 2nd


at the Gran Abierto, held in
Morella, Mexico.

In May-June 2006, representing


Uzbekistan (Board 3), he
participated in the 37th Chess
Olympiad in Turin, Italy. He won
6, drew 4, and lost 1. He took 5th
place for Board 3.

In March 2007, he tied for 7th at


the Cappelle la Grande.

In 2007, he tied for 1st place with


Vladimir Egin and Anton Filippov
in the Uzbekistani Chess
Championship.

In 2007, he placed 3rd at the Zonal


Championship with 7.5 out of 11.

In 2008, he took 2nd in the New


England Masters, held in Rhode
Island.

In 2008, he played top board for


Uzbekistan at the 2008 Asian
Team Championships, placing 4th
for his board and helping his team
to 4th place.
In 2008, he won the Blackstone
Chess Festival in Pawtucket,
Rhode Island.

In 2008, he won the Liberty Bell


Open.

In 2009, he represented the


University of Maryland Baltimore
County.

In 2009, he tied for 3rd place at the


National Open.

In 2009, he tied for 3rd at the


World Open.

In 2009, he tied for 1st in the 75th


Annual Southwest Open in Fort
Worth, Texas.

In 2009, he won the Liberty Bell


Open.

In 2009, he won the Arizona


International.

In 2009, he expressed a desire to


pursue his passion for tournament
poker.

In 2010, he won the UWI Masters


in Jamaica.

In 2010, he won the National


Open, scoring 5.5 out of 6.

In 2010, he won the Arizona


International.

In 2011, he took interest in


blindfold chess.

In 2011, he won the 20th annual


Chicago Open, scoring 7.5 out of
9.

In 2011, he won the 11th


Metropolitan Chess FIDE
invitational tournament.

In July 2011, he tied for 3rd in the


World Open, scoring 6.5 out of 9.

In 2011, he graduated with a B.A.


degree in Business Marketing from
the University of Texas at
Brownsville.

In 2011, he tied for 1st at the 112th


U.S. Open in Orlando, Florida,
scoring 7.5 out of 9. It was won by
Aleksandr Lenderman on
tiebreak.

In April 2012, he played 4 games


blindfolded simultaneously at the
Laura Bush Library in Austin,
Texas.

In 2012, he tied for 1st at the


Metropolitan International
Tournament at Los Angeles,
scoring 7 out of 9.

In July 2012, he was the recipient


of the Frank P, Samford, Jr. chess
fellowship.

In 2012, he won the Land of the


Sky Open.

In 2012, he won the North


American Open, scoring 8 out of
9.

In 2012, he tied for 2nd at the


Washington International, scoring
6.5 out of 10.

In September 2012, he gave a 19-


game blindfold simul in Cypress,
Texas. He won 16, drew 1, and
lost 2.

On December 23, 2012, he gave a


27-game (set in stages) simul in
Oahu, Hawaii. He won 24, drew 2,
and lost 1 in 9 hours of play.

In 2013, he transferred over to the


U.S. Chess Federation.

In 2013, he settled in Las Vegas.

In February 2013, he had a peak


FIDE rating of 2682 and was
ranked #76 in the world.

In 2013, Gareyev, USCF-rated


2780. was ranked #3 in chess by
the United States Chess
Federation.

On April 30, 2013, he gave a 33-


game (set in stages) blindfold
simul in St. Louis. He won 29,
drew 4, and lost none in 10 hours
and 39 minutes.

In 2013, he tied for 3rd in the U.S.


Chess Championship, scoring 6
out of 9.

In 2013, he tied for 1st in the 49th


American Open, scoring 6.5 out of
8.

In 2013, he tied for 1st in the


North American Open, scoring 6.5
out of 9.
On September 21, 2013, he gave a
35-board blindfold simul in
Austin. He won 23, drew 10, and
lost 2.

In 2014, he tied for 2nd in the


National Open.

In 2014, he tied for 1st in the


Millionaire Chess Open, scoring
6.5 out of 9.

In April 2014, he won the Far


West Open in Reno.

In November 2014, he won the


50th American Open, held in
Orange, California. He scored 7
out of 8.

On July 31, 2015, he gave a


blindfold simul with Marc Lang
from Germany to set a new world
record in “Tandem Blindfold
Chess.” They played 7 games
simultaneously, moving alternately
without consultation, winning 5
games and drawing 2.

In 2015, he took 11th place in the


U.S. Chess Championship.

In November 2015, he won the 9th


Festival International de Xadrez
Figueira Da Foz in Portugal,
scoring 8.5 out of 9.

After celebrating his victory in


Portugal, he was attacked by a
gang of gypsies and woke up the
following morning in the local
hospital.

On February 13, 2016, he gave a


12-game blindfold simul at the
Demuth Community Center in
Palm Springs. He won 11 and
drew 1 in 3.5 hours.

On March 12, 2016, he gave a 35-


board blindfold simul in Santa
Clara, California, winning 32,
drawing 2, and losing 1. The event
took place 12 hours and he spent
the entire 12 hours on an exercise
bike.

In May 2016, he gave a 1-game


blindfold simul in Stockholm,
winning 9 games and drawing 1
game.

On June 5, 2016, he gave a 12-


game blindfold simul at the
Michna Palace in Prague, scoring
10 wins and 2 draws.

On July 4, 2016, he won the


Pacific Southwest Open, held in
Irvine, California.

On August 29, 2016, he tied for


2nd in the US Masters
Tournament, held in Greensboro,
NC.

On September 5, 2016, he tied for


1st in the Southern California
Open, held in San Diego.

On September 24, 2016, he played


64 consecutive blindfold games at
the Marriot Hotel in Coralville,
Iowa. He won 54 games, lost 8,
and drew 2.

On November 6, 2016, he tied for


1st in the Los Angeles Open, held
in Ontario, California.

On November 28, 2016, he tied for


1st in the 52nd annual American
Open, scoring 6.5 out of 8. The
event was held in Costa Mesa.

On December 3-4, 2016, he gave a


world record 48-game blindfold
simul at the University of Nevada
Foundations Building in Las
Vegas. He won 35, drew 7, and
lost 6 in just under 19 hours.
During the exhibition, he actually
wore a blindfold and rode the
equivalent of 50 miles on a
stationary bicycle. Gareyev broke
the old record of Miquel Najdorf's
45 games at Sao Paulo in 1947.

On April 30, 2017, he won the


24th Space Coast Open, held in
Cocoa Beach, Florida.

On June 25, 2017, Gareyev and


FIDE master Warren Harper
played 9 blindfold games
simultaneously without
consultation in Houston, Texas.
They won all 9 games.

On July 9, 2017, he won the


Pacific Southwest Open, held in
Irvine, California.

On July 21, 2017, he won the


Kansas Blitz championship, held
in Wichita.

On August 20, 2017, he won the


63rd Iowa Open in Coralville,
Iowa.

On August 27, 2017, he won the


49th annual Atlantic Open in
Arlington, Virginia.

On September 23, 2017, he won


the US blitz championship in San
Jose, California.

On October 9, 2017, he tied for


2nd at the 9th Washington Chess
Congress, held in Arlington,
Virginia.

On November 12, 2017, he won


the Dulles, Virginia FIDE Rapid
tournament.

On November 25, 2017, he took


2nd in the American Open Blitz
tournament in Costa Mesa,
California, scoring 8 out of 10.

In November 2017, he tied for 4th


at the 53rd American Open in
Costa Mesa, California.

On March 11, 2018, he won the


22nd annual Boris Kogan
Memorial in Georgia, scoring 5-0.

On April 2, 2018, he won the


Doeberl Cup in Canberra,
Australia, scoring 7.5 out of 9. He
edged out Australian IM James
Morris on tiebreak score. Just
before the event, he gave a 10-
board blindfold simul and won all
his games.

In July 2018, he was the guest


instructor at the Anatoly Karpov
International School of Chess in
Lindsborg, Kansas.

On July 22, 2018, he won the 23rd


annual Pacific Coast Open in Van
Nuys, California, scoring 5.5 out
of 6.

On August 5, 2018, he won the


119th U.S. Open in Madison,
Wisconsin, scoring 8 wins and 1
loss (to Peruvian GM Jorge Cori).
He took clear first after defeating
U.S. Junior Champion Awonder
Liang in the final round. He also
earned a spot in the 2010 US
Chess Championship. Gareyev
scored 1/2 point ahead of five
players. He took home an
impressive trophy and a $6,600
check.

Awonder Liang (2569) — Timur


Gareyev (2572), 2018 US Open
Madison, WI (9), Aug 5,2018 1.e4
Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.d4 d6 4.Nf3 g6
5.exd6 cxd6 6.c4 Nb6 7.Be2 Bg7
8.h3 0-0 9.0-0 Bf5 10.Nc3 Nc6
11.Be3 d5 12.c5 Nc4 13.Bc1 b6
14.cxb6 [14.b3] 14...axb6 15.Qb3
e6 [15...Qd6] 16.Bxc4 Na5 17.Qd1
Nxc4 18.Qe2 h5 19.Bg5 f6 20.Bf4
g5 21.Bh2 Qd7 22.b3 Na3 23.Rfc1
b5 24.Ne1 e5 25.Qd2 Rfc8
26.dxe5 d4 27.Nd1 fxe5 28.Qxg5
Qe6 29.Nf3 Nc2 30.Bxe5 Qg6
31.Qxg6 Bxg6 32.Bxg7 Kxg7
33.Rab1?! [33.Rxc2 Rxc2
34.Nxd4 Rcxa2 35.Rxa2 Rxa2
36.Nc3] 33...Rxa2 34.Rb2 [34.g4]
34...Raa8 [34...Rxb2 35.Nxb2 Rc3
36.Ne5 Nb4] 35.Ne5 Bh7 [35...d3
36.Nxg6 Kxg6 37.f4] 36.f4 d3
37.Nf2 d2 38.Rd1 Ne3 39.Rbxd2
Nxd1 40.Rxd1 [40.Rd7+ Kg8
41.Rxd1 Bc2] 40...Rd8 41.Rc1
Rac8 42.Ra1 Ra8 [42...Rd4]
43.Rc1 Rac8 [43...Rd2] 44.Ra1
[44.Rxc8 Rxc8 45.Nf3 Rc3]
44...Rd2 [44...Rd4] 45.g4 [45.Nf3
Rb2] 45...Rcc2 [45...hxg4 46.hxg4
Rcc2 47.Ra7+] 46.Rf1 [46.Ra7+
Kh8 47.Ra8+ Bg8 48.Ned3]
46...Re2 [46...hxg4 47.hxg4 Re2]
47.gxh5 Rb2 48.h6+? [48.Neg4
Rxb3; 48.Nf3 Be4] 48...Kxh6
[48...Kh8 49.b4 (49.Nf7+ Kg8
50.Ng5 Rxb3 51.Ra1) ] 49.Nfg4+
[49.Nf3 Be4] 49...Kg7 [49...Kh5
50.Nf6+ Kh4 51.Nf3+ Kg3
52.Nxh7] 50.f5 [50.Ra1 Kf8]
50...Kf8 [50...Rg2+ 51.Kh1 Kf8
52.Ra1; 50...Rxb3 51.Ra1] 51.Nd3
[51.Nd7+ Ke7 52.Nde5 Rg2+
53.Kh1 Rg3] 51...Rxb3 52.Nf4
Reb2 [52...Rg3+ 53.Kh1 Ra2]
53.Ne6+ Ke8 [53...Ke7 54.Ng5
Kd6 55.f6 Rg3+ 56.Kh1 Rb1]
54.Ng5 [54.Rf2 Bg8] 54...Bg8
[54...Rg3+ 55.Kh1 Bg8]
55.Re1+?? [55.Ne4 Kf8] 55...Kf8
[55...Kd8 56.Ne3 b4] 56.Re5
[56.Ne3 Rb1] 56...Rg3+ 57.Kh1
Rd3 0—1

His present FIDE rating is 2572,


rapid rating of 2626, and blitz
rating of 2577. His peak USCF
rating was 2780. His present
USCF rating is 2678, quick rating
is 2575, and blitz rating is 2729.

Gareyev is a licensed skydiver and


BASE jumper.

He had chess academies in Las


Vegas, Austin, and Kansas.

He serves as a consultant for the


Karpov International School of
Chess.
He is the author of a chess tactics
workbook called C.A.T. Tactics.

He is the author of two ChessBase


DVDs: Trompowsky for the
Attacking Player and Developing
the Initiative.

He has participated in over 3,000


blindfold chess games.

References:

Knott, "Timur Gareyev and


Blindfold Chess: An Appraisal", -
http://www.blindfoldchess.net/ima
ges/uploads/timur-gareyev-and-
blindfold-chess-by-john-knott.pdf
"GM Timur Gareyev Sets
Blindfold Chess World Record,"
Chess Life, March 2017, pp. 38-
43.
Timur Gareyev, chessgames.com -
http://www.chessgames.com/perl/c
hessplayer?pid=56780
Timur Gareyev, FIDE Profile -
https://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml
?event=14200937

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