Abdimalik Abdisalimov | |
|---|---|
 Abdimalik in 2019 | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Born | March 3, 2002 Yakkabogʻ District, Uzbekistan |
| Title | Grandmaster (2023) |
| FIDE rating | 2528 (January 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2544 (August 2024) |
Abdimalik Abdisalimov (born 3 March 2002) is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster. He obtained the FIDE Grandmaster title on April 13, 2023. [1] [2]
Abdisalimov represented Uzbekistan in the World U16 Chess Olympiad in 2015. He played on Board four, going undefeated with four wins and three draws. [3]
In 2017, he obtained six points out of possible nine in the 11th Tashkent Open, Agazamov Memorial (group A), finishing in 19th position. [4]
In 2019, he finished 23rd in Bhopal International GM tournament with seven point after ten rounds. [5]
In 2022, he won the 9th Familcao Open with 7.5 points out of nine, [6] the 1st International Al-Beruniy Chess Tournament (Group A) with seven points out of nine. He obtained 6.5 points out of nine in International Istanbul Open (category A) finishing 4th. [7] He finished 5th in the 3rd Gujarat International Open with eight points out of ten. [8] He obtained 6.5 points out of nine in Leca Chess Open 2022, finishing 7th. [9]
In 2023, he finished 7th in the Central Asian Chess Cup with six points out of nine. [10] He finished 4th in the 3rd Sahibkiran Amir Temur Cup (Group A) with 6.5 points out of nine. [11] He finished 4th in the 29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival, Masters category with 6.5 points out of nine. [12] He obtained 6.5 points out of nine to finish 4th in the 8th Istanbul Open (Category A). [13]
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