Temur Kuybokarov

Temur Kuybokarov (formerly Igonin; born July 22, 2000) is an Uzbekistani-Australian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2019.[1] He qualified as a grandmaster at age 18 - the first from Western Australia - and then in 2020 became the first WA player to become Australian Chess Champion. Born 22 July 2000 in Tashkent,[2] he represented Uzbekistan until transferring to Australia in 2018.

Temur Kuybokarov
CountryUzbekistan
Australia
Born (2000-07-22) July 22, 2000
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
TitleGrandmaster (2019)
FIDE rating2530 (June 2020)
Peak rating2523 (January 2020)

Chess career

Kuybokarov was taught chess at the age of 5 by his mother and first coach, Tatyana Igonina. [3]

At the age of 11, Kyubokarov (then Igonin) defeated World Champion Viswanathan Anand in a simultaneous exhibition, a feat which received worldwide attention.[4]. Kuybokarov moved with his family to Australia in 2016 and lives in Perth, Western Australia. [5] He transferred his national federation from Uzbekistan to Australia in 2018.[6] He won the 2017 and 2019 Australian Open Championships. [7] [8] Kuybokarov achieved the norms required for the title of Grandmaster in the following events: Australian Open 2017; Aeroflot Open 2017; and Gold Coast Open 2018. He also scored a fourth norm at the 2018 Abu Dhabi Masters.[9]

Kuybokarov is a chess professional and has won tournaments in Uzbekistan, Australia, China [10], and Malaysia[11].

In January 2019 Kuybokarov was named one of Western Australia's 50 Rising Stars.[12]

In December 2019 Kuybokarov won the 2019 Australian Masters Championship in Melbourne with a record-equalling 8.5/9 score. [13]

In January 2020 Kuybokarov won the Australian Chess Championship [14], the first Western Australian player in the 135 year history of the event to win the title. [15]

References
  1. "List of titles approved by the 2019 1st quarter PB in Astana, Kazakhstan". FIDE. 2019-03-11. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
  2. GM title application (PDF). FIDE.
  4. "For World Champion, Two Uncommon Losses". The New York Times.
  5. Rising stars: Meet the young West Australians lighting up our future
  6. Player transfers in 2018. FIDE.
  9. Title Applications. 1st quarter PB 2019, 4-6 March, Astana, KAZ. FIDE. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  12. Rising stars: Meet the young West Australians lighting up our future
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