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Kasimi was first married to [[Olita Rause]], a Latvian Woman Grandmaster, changed his surname from Kondylev to Rausis after her, and had two daughters with her. He changed his surname again to Kasimi after his second wife Ajgul Kasimova.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grahn |first=Lars |url=http://www.schack.se/SSKK/tidskrift/272_Korrschack_1-2000.pdf |title=SSKK 60 år - en av världens starkaste jubileumsturneringar |year=2000 |number=1 |volume=48 |magazine=Korrschack |page=4 |issn=1403-5057 |language=sv |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref><ref name=Doggers2>{{cite web|url=https://www.chess.com/article/view/igors-rausis-isa-kasimi-interview|title=From Igors Rausis To Isa Kasimi: Interview With A Chess Cheater|first=Peter|last=Doggers|website=[[Chess.com]]|date=October 24, 2020}}</ref> In 2003, there were allegations that he provided "occasional help" to his wife during correspondence chess tournaments.<ref>{{cite news |last=van Vugt |first=Wim |url=http://jfcampbell.us/CampbellReport/articles/a030827.htm |title=Freedom, inequality or brotherhood? |work=The Campbell Report |date=August 27, 2003 |access-date=2019-08-14}}</ref>

Kasimi was diagnosed with [[cancer]] in 2003. He had been taking medication since, and started to undergo [[chemotherapy]], from 2018 onwards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doggers |first=Peter |date=2024-03-29 |title=Isa Kasimi (Igors Rausis) 1961-2024 |url=https://www.chess.com/news/view/isa-kasimi-igors-rausis-1961-2024 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Chess.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Kasimi died on March 28, 2024, at the age of 62.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lorenz |first=Roger |date=2024-04-05 |title=Remembering Igors Rausis (*7 April 1961, †28 March 2024) |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/remembering-igors-rausis |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Chess News |language=en}}</ref>

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