Artashes Minasian
Arshak Petrosian and Artashes Minasian (right) at the 2008 Chess Olympiad
CountryArmenia
Born (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 57)
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1992)
FIDE rating2460 (May 2024)
Peak rating2620 (July 1998)

Artashes Minasian (sometimes transliterated as Minasyan; Armenian: Արտաշես Մինասյան; born 21 January 1967) is an Armenian chess grandmaster. He tied for first in the USSR Chess Championship in 1991 and is a six-time Armenian Chess Champion.

Chess career

Minasian (2nd left) with his 2008 Olympiad teammates on a 2009 stamp of Armenia

He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23 −12 =28. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad. Along with himself, the team consisted of Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Gabriel Sargissian).[1] Minasian won the Armenian Chess Championship six times, in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006.[2] He also won the final USSR Chess Championship in 1991[3] and New York open championship in 1998.[4]

In December 2009, he was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Olympiad R13 Armenia and Ukraine take Gold". ChessBase. 5 June 2006.
  2. ^ "All Champions of Armenia". Armchess.am. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. ^ "URS-ch58 Moscow 1991". Russian Chess Base. Archived from the original on 5 August 2009. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  4. ^ Sloan, Sam. "Armenians Sweep 1998 New York Open Chess Tournament". Anusha.com. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
  5. ^ "High Titles of Olympic Champions". Armchess. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

Notable chess games

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