GMEldar Gasanov

Eldar Gasanov was born in Kharkiv in 1982 and graduated from the city’s university. He won the Ukrainian under-20 championship in 2002. His early international victories included a grandmaster tournament in Tula in 2004 and a share of first at the 2005 Abkhazia Open. He became a grandmaster in 2007, when he also shared second place in the Ukrainian championship. In 2008 he won the Czech Open in Pardubice. Later results included shared victories at Amantea in 2017 and at the Prague Summer Open and Bratto festival in 2018. He has also worked as a trainer for Chesskidz.