Samir Badalov (Azerbaijan, 13.2.1962 - † 26.8.2011)

Chessplayer, Chesstrainer, Chess composer of chess studies

Chess trainer

Samir Badalov was one of the best chess trainers of Azerbaijan. He died after a surgery.

Chess: 

On Website chessgames.com can be found 13 games played by him.

Last FIDE rating: 2252 elo

He won in 1998 a game against Teimour Radjabov with the black pieces. Radjabov was 11 years old at the time.

Chess composition

He also is the author of some endgame studies recognised in various international competitions. 

Websites:

On the Dutch Website of ARVES: 5 chess studies composed by Samir Badalov are selected.

On the Germain Website: pdb.dieschwalbe.de can be found 2 chess studies. One of them, a pawn endgame won the first price in 1. Aserbaidschanischer Schachkompositionscup. (Solution 1.Kb4! g6 2.Kc4 and Black is in Zugzwang, and White in the end draws, because of a late stalemate)

On Website Yet another chess problem database 6 endgame studies are presented. 

On Website superproblem.ru is written:

"Самир Бадалов, 13.2.1962 - † 26.8.2011, Азербайджан, Баку.

Один из лучших шахматных тренеров Азербайджана. Этюдист. Автор многих этюдов получивших признание в различных международных конкурсах."