List of Armenian chess players
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Grandmasters
- Varuzhan AkobianVaruzhan AkobianVaruzhan Akobian is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.He became an International Master at age 16...
- Vladimir Akopian
- Ashot AnastasianAshot AnastasianAshot Anastasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia....
- Zaven AndriasianZaven AndriasianZaven Andriasian is an Armenian Grandmaster of chess. He won the 2005 European Youth Chess Championship for under 16 and the 2006 World Junior Chess Championship...
- Levon AronianLevon AronianLevon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
- Georgy Arzumanian
- Karen AsrianKaren AsrianKaren Asrian was an Armenian chess Grandmaster.As of the October 2006 FIDE rating list, his Elo rating was 2634, tied for the fourth highest rank in Armenia....
- Levon BabujianLevon Babujian-Achievements:*2008 Shared second-third at Vasylyshyn Memorial*2011 Won the 81st Yerevan City Chess Championship*2011 Shared second-sixth in the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk2009 shared first-second at Istambuk open-External links:...
- Artur Chibukhchian
- Oganes Danielian
- Yury DokhoianYury DokhoianYury Dokhoian is a Russian Grandmaster of chess of Armenian origin.He played several times in the first league of the USSR Chess Championship. In 1986, he tied for second place in the All-Union tournament of young masters...
- Sergey Galdunts
- Avetik GrigoryanAvetik Grigoryan-Achievements:*2004, 2006, 2007: Won Armenian Youth Championship*2006: Won Yerevan Rapid Chess Cup*2006: Second at European Rapid Chess Championship*2007: Fourth at World Youth Chess Championship, under-18*2008: Second at Belgorod Open*2008: Second at Fajr Open...
- Gevorg Harutjunyan
- Garry KasparovGarry KasparovGarry Kimovich Kasparov is a Russian chess grandmaster, a former World Chess Champion, writer, political activist, and one of the greatest chess players of all time....
- Melikset KhachiyanMelikset KhachiyanMelikset Khachiyan is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.Khachiyan began playing chess at the age of eight. Two years later he won the Baku Junior Championship. When he was twelve he became a Soviet candidate master. Among his own...
- Tigran KotanjianTigran KotanjianTigran Kotanjian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the September 2009 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2553, ranking him number twelve in Armenia....
- Smbat LputianSmbat LputianSmbat Gariginovich Lputian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986-87 and first at Dortmund 1988...
- David Markosian
- Hrant MelkumyanHrant MelkumyanHrant Melkumyan is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He won the international Internet championship organized by the ICC chess Internet portal. In 2006, he won the U18 silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship. In 2009, he tied for 1st-5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei...
- Ara Minasian
- Artashes MinasianArtashes MinasianArtashes Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23,=28,-12. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad...
- Sergei MovsesianSergei MovsesianSergei Movsesian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia...
- Karen Movsziszian
- Tigran Nalbandian
- Arman PashikianArman PashikianArman Pashikian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was the Armenian Youth Champion in 1997 and 1998, winning also a silver medal in 1999 and in 2001 . He also took the fourth place in the European Championship. In 2003 Pashikian shared the first two places in the Armenian Chess Championship...
- Arshak PetrosianArshak PetrosianArshak B. Petrosian is an Armenian chess player and National Coach. FIDE awarded him the International Grandmaster title in 1984. He became a prominent Soviet tournament player during the 1980s, winning games against such noted grandmasters as Alexey Shirov, Rafael Vaganian, and Alexander...
- Davit G. PetrosianDavit G. PetrosianDavit G. Petrosian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster .In 2006 he won the B section of the Aeroflot Open. In 2008 he came first in the Autumn-1 Alushta tournament and in the first league of the Armenian Chess Championship....
- Tigran PetrosianTigran PetrosianTigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
- Tigran L. PetrosianTigran L. PetrosianTigran L. Petrosian is an Armenian chess player who holds the title of grandmaster . His first name was deliberately chosen by his father to match the name of the former world champion Tigran V. Petrosian who was also of Armenian descent...
- Gabriel Sargissian
- Narek SeferjanNarek SeferjanNarek Seferjan is an Armenian chess Grandmaster, journalist and script writer. Graduated from Russian State University of Physical Culture and Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation....
- Hrair Simonian
- Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
- Rafael VaganianRafael VaganianRafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play...
- Arsen YegiazarianArsen YegiazarianArsen Yegiazarian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .-Achievements:*1984, 1988: Won Armenian Youth Championship ;*1995: Won European Cup being a member of "Yerevan" team;...
International Masters
- Artur Arustamian
- Elina DanielianElina DanielianElina Danielian is an Armenian chess grandmaster and six times Armenian Women's champion. She played in the gold medal-winning Armenian Women's team in the 5th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv 2003...
- Levon Eolian
- Beniamin Galstian
- Karen GrigorianKaren GrigorianKaren Ashotovich Grigorian was an Armenian chess master, and son of the poet Ashot Grashi.Born in Moscow, Russia, Grigorian won the Armenian Chess Championship three times , and the Moscow City Chess Championship twice...
- Yuri Hambardzumian
- Arman Hayrapetian
- Mher Hovhanisian
- Robert Hovhannisyan
- Vartan Kagramanianz
- Norik Kalantarian
- David Kalashian
- David Karatorossian
- Genrikh Kasparyan
- Vahagn Khachatryan
- Andranik Matikozian
- Lilit MkrtchianLilit MkrtchianLilit Mkrtchian is an Armenian grandmaster and four-times Armenian Women's champion.Mkrtchian won the silver medal in the European Individual Chess Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, scoring 8.5/11 points. She participated in the European Team Chess Championship 2003 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, helping...
- Eduard Mnatsakanian
- Ashot NadanianAshot NadanianAshot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master , chess theoretician and chess coach....
- Karen Petrosian
- Suren Petrosian
- Arsen Stambulian
Women International Masters
- Siranush AndriasianSiranush AndriasianSiranush Andriasian is an Armenian chess player. She holds the FIDE Woman International Master title.- Achievements :*1994, 1995: Won Girls Under-10 Armenian Championship;*1995: Third place in European Youth Chess Championship, Under-10;...
- Narine Gasparian
- Goar Hlgatian
- Narine Karakashian
- Natalia KhoudgarianNatalia KhoudgarianNatalia Khoudgarian is an Armenian chess player, who is one of the top female chess players in Canada.She holds the FIDE Woman International Master title. She represented Canada at the Women's World Championship 2006 and twice at the Women's Olympiads .On the November 2011 FIDE list her Elo rating...
- Irina Vaganian