Artashes Navasardovich Minasyan ( Armenian Արտաշես Մինասյան ; born January 21, 1967 , Yerevan , Armenian SSR , USSR ) - Armenian chess player , grandmaster ( 1992 ), six-time champion of Armenia (1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006) , the last champion of the USSR (1991). Two-time winner of the World Chess Olympiad in the Armenian team ( 2006 , 2008 ).
 Artashes Minasyan | |||
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| Րտաշես Մինասյան | |||
| Country |  the USSR  Armenia | ||
| Date of Birth | January 21, 1967 (52 years) | ||
| Place of Birth | Yerevan | ||
| Rank | Grandmaster ( 1992 ) International Master ( 1991 ) Master of Sports of the USSR ( 1985 ) | ||
| Maximum Rating | 2620 (July 1998) | ||
| Current rating | 2486 (June 2019 ) | ||
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| Personal card on the FIDE website Personal card on the site Chess DB | |||
Biography
In 1999, as a member of the Armenian national team, he became the winner of the European team championship , and in 2000 he participated in the FIDE world championship in knockout system .
Minasyan participated nine times in chess competitions [2] . In June 2006, he, along with Levon Aronian , Vladimir Hakobyan , Karen Asryan , Smbat Lputyan , Gabriel Sargsyan, became the champion of the 37th Chess Olympiad in Turin and was awarded the Movses Khorenatsi Medal [3] . For the victory in the 38th Olympiad in Dresden, he was awarded the medal " For Services to the Fatherland " of the first degree [4] .
Winner of the USSR Championship among young masters (1990).
The winner of the European Cup among clubs in 1995 in the “Yerevan” team.
Best results in international competitions: Leningrad (1989 - 2 nd, 1990 - 3 rd), Groningen (1990, 2–3 rd), Cannes (1992, 2–6 rd), Parthenay (1992, 3–8 Candace (1992, 1st), Valtors (1992, 1st – 5th), Long Beach (1994, 1st – 3rd), Philadelphia (1994, 1st), New York Open (1998, 1st), Capella La Grand (1998, 2-8th), Linares-open (1999, 1-2rd), Ubeda (2000, 1st), Chicago (2000, 1st ), Dubai Open (2001, 1–8th), Batumi (2003, 2–7th), Cannes (2004, 3rd), Dubai Open (2004, 2–13th).
Notes
- ↑ All Champions of Armenia (Eng.)
- ↑ OlimpBase Men's Chess Olympiads Artashes Minasian (English)
- ↑ The winners of the World Chess Olympiad were awarded with Movses Khorenatsi medals (Inaccessible link) . Yerevan.ru The appeal date is June 12, 2008. Archived on March 17, 2012. (Rus.)
- ↑ Armenian chess players will receive the Medal of Merit for the Fatherland Newspaper. Ru News (rus.)
Links
- Artashes Minasyan personal card on the FIDE website
- Artashes Minasyan's games in
- Personal card of Artashes Minasyan on the site 365chess.com (English)
- Artashes Minasyan's speeches at chess competitions
- Artashes Minasyan's speeches at the world team championships
- Artashes Minasyan's speeches at the European team championships
- Statistics on the site Sport-st.ru (English)