Sergei Movsesian
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Sergei Movsesian is an Armenia
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Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia
, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia
. He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship
in Ningbo
2011.
In 1999, Movsesian reached quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship
in Las Vegas
, but lost to Vladimir Akopian, 1.5-2.5.
He won international tournaments in Sarajevo
(2002 and 2007); 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in Karlovy Vary
; Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg
in 2007; and B-tournament of the Corus Chess Tournament
in 2008.
He speaks eight languages fluently.
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
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Chess
Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship
World Team Chess Championship
The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent.-Men's team medals:-Women's team medals:-References:*...
in Ningbo
Ningbo
Ningbo is a seaport city of northeastern Zhejiang province, Eastern China. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, the municipality has a population of 7,605,700 inhabitants at the 2010 census whom 3,089,180 in the built up area made of 6 urban districts. It lies south of the Hangzhou Bay,...
2011.
In 1999, Movsesian reached quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship
FIDE World Chess Championship 1999
The FIDE World Chess Championship 1999 was held in Las Vegas, United States, between 31 July and 28 August 1999. The championship was won by Russian Alexander Khalifman, making him the FIDE World Chess Champion.-Format:...
in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
, but lost to Vladimir Akopian, 1.5-2.5.
He won international tournaments in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
(2002 and 2007); 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
; Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
in 2007; and B-tournament of the Corus Chess Tournament
Corus chess tournament
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament formerly called the Corus chess tournament takes place every year, usually in January, in a small town called Wijk aan Zee, part of the larger Beverwijk in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands...
in 2008.
He speaks eight languages fluently.