A bronze monument dedicated to memory of Grandmaster Vugar Gashimov was unveiled today in Baku. Gashimov would have turned 28 on this day. Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Ismail Ismailov and Gashimov family attended the ceremony. The monument is creation of Azerbaijani sculptor Azad Aliyev. Photo by ExtraTime.az Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen, Caruana, Nakamura, Karjakin to compete at Gashimov Memorial

World’s chess masters to commemorate Azerbaijani grandmaster24 MARCH 2014, 09:48 (GMT+04:00)By Nazrin Gadimova World’s top grandmasters will come together for a tournament commemorating Azerbaijani grandmaster Vugar Gashimov. The tournament will be held in the Azerbaijani city of Shamkir in April, 2014. The “A” tournament will bring together current world champions Magnus Carlsen from Norway; Fabiano […]
Vugar Gashimov Memorial Field Completed

Azerbaijan will hold two round robin tournaments in memory of Vugar Gashimov from 19 to 30 April in Shamkir, Teymur Tushiev of ExtraTime.az confirmed for Chessdom. The A Tournament will be a six-player double round robin with Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano Caruana (Italy), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Sergey Karjakin (Russia) and local stars Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Teimour […]
Vugar Gashimov Memorial in Shamkir, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan will hold two round robin tournaments in memory of Vugar Gashimov from 19 to 30 April in Shamkir, Teymur Tushiev of ExtraTime.az confirmed for Chessdom. The A Tournament will be a six-player double round robin with Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Fabiano Caruana (Italy), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Sergey Karjakin (Russia) and local stars Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and […]
Baku tournament to honor Gashimov

Chess tournament held to honor grandmaster Vugar Gashimov30 JANUARY 2014, 12:20 (GMT+04:00)By Nazrin Gadimova A 5-day chess tournament, dedicated to the memory of international grandmaster Vugar Gashimov, was held in Baku. The event, organized by sports and fitness club of Azerbaijan’s Emergency Situations Ministry, brought together about 100 employees of the ministry. Among the honor […]
The name Gashimov will live on

Vugar is gone but he is still with us – ministerTue 14 January 2014 12:43 GMT | 17:43 Local TimePhotos of his funeral: http://ru.oxu.az/sport/11492 Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov in his speech to journalists at a farewell ceremony for Vugar Gashimov talked about how great this loss is for Azerbaijani sport. “Vugar Gashimov was […]
Condolences to Gashimov family from AZ President

President conveys condolences to Gashimov’s familyMon 13 January 2014 13:37 GMT | 18:37 Local Time President Ilham Aliyev has conveyed his condolences to the family of chess player Vugar Gashimov. Gun.Az reports citing the president’s official website that the condolence says: I have been very saddened with the premature death of your son, prominent Azerbaijani […]
RIP Vugar Gashimov

Baku – APA-Sport. Member of Azerbaijan’s national chess team Vugar Gashimov has died. According to Apasport.az website, the Grandmaster, who has been receiving treatment for a long time, has died this night at Heidelberg clinic, Germany. Gashimov was expected to join the tournaments from this year. However, the chess player died unexpectedly from brain tumor. […]
GM Vugar Gashimov to skip another FIDE Grand Prix event

The news portal Azerisport writes that Grandmaster Vugar Gashimov will not take part in the upcoming FIDE Grand Prix tournament in Zug, Switerland. Gashimov hasn’t competed since Tata Steel 2012 due to health reasons. FIDE has him listed as an inactive player. Just like it was arranged in Tashkent Grand Prix, his replacement will be […]
Government will support Gashimov

Vugar Gashimov will not be left without government support Tue 27 November 2012 10:12 GMT | 4:12 Local Time Youth and Sports Minister Azad Rahimov has talked about the chess player of the Azerbaijani team, Vugar Gashimov, who is undergoing medical treatment. “Vugar is assisted by the state. Until recently, he was treated in Switzerland. […]