Farrukh Amonatov is the only chess grandmaster (35th Chess Olympiad

35th Chess Olympiad

The 35th Chess Olympiad took place from October 25th to November 11th, 2002, in Bled, . In the men's tournament there were 136 teams, and in the women's, 92 teams...

, Bled

Bled

Bled is a municipality in northwestern Slovenia in the region of Upper Carniola. The area, within the Julian Alps, is a popular tourist destination.-History:...

 2002) in Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....

. He is also the winner of many international tournaments. Despite living and training in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Russia

Russia

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 since (champion of Moscow 2003), Farrukh Amonatov still represents Tajikistan in international tournaments.

In 2007 Amonatov qualified for the Superfinal of Russian Chess Championship

Russian Chess Championship

-Imperial Russia:In 1874, Emanuel Schiffers defeated Andrey Chardin in a match held in St. Petersburg with five wins and four losses. Schiffers was considered the first Russian champion until his student, Mikhail Chigorin, defeated him in a match held in St. Petersburg in 1879...

 and finished tenth.

External links

• OlimpBase
• Statistics at ChessWorld.net