In memory of Vugar Gashimov

Vugar Gashimov (Azerbaijani: Vüqar Həşimov; 24 July 1986 -- 11 January 2014) was an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. He was a noted player of blitz chess. His peak ranking was No. 6 in the world, achieved in November 2009. He won the Athens 2005 (Acropolis International), and he was the winner of the Cappelle-la-Grande open 2008. In 2010--11 he tied for first with Francisco Vallejo Pons at Reggio Emilia and won the event on tie-break