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Vugar Gashimov, born in Baku in 1986, was taught to play chess by his father when he was six years old. Gashimov became Azerbaijan's champion for three times: in 1995, 1996, and 1998. He was also the silver medalist of the European Youth Championship for four times (1996-2000).
Azerbaijani grandmaster played for Azerbaijan's National Team in Chess Olympiads in 2002, 2004, 2006, and 2008 and was a member of the Azerbaijani team that played against the World Team in Baku in the Cup of the Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan, held on May 7-9, 2009.
Gashimov won a bronze medal in the European Team Championship in 2007, and became the European Champion with the National Team in 2009 (it was Vugar who provided his team with a decisive point in the final round). He also became the European vice-champion in the National Team in 2011, and the winner of the Reggio Emilia tournament in 2010-2011.
Gashimov was known as a strong player in blitz. Together with Teymur Rajabov and Shahriyar Mammadyarov, he was considered one of the elite chess players of Azerbaijan.
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