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Artashes Minasian

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

Artashes Minasian
Arshak Petrosian and Artashes Minasian (right) at the 2008 Chess Olympiad
CountryArmenia
Born (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 55)
Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1992)
FIDE rating2462 (December 2022)
Peak rating2620 (July 1998)

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. ^ . 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. ^ . Armchess. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2009.

Notable chess games

  • Kateryna Lahno vs Artashes Minasian, 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007, Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation (B18), 0-1
  • Artashes Minasian vs Tigran Nalbandian, Armenian Championship 2008, Nimzo-Larsen Attack: Modern Variation (A01), 1–0
  • Artashes Minasian vs Loek Van Wely, Philadelphia 1994, Pirc Defense: Byrne Variation (B07), 1-0

External links

  • Artashes Minasian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Artashes Minasian Grandmaster Games Database at RedHotPawn.com
  • Artashes Minasian Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
  • player profile at Chessmetrics


artashes, minasian, sometimes, transliterated, minasyan, armenian, Արտաշես, Մինասյան, born, january, 1967, armenian, chess, grandmaster, ussr, chess, championship, 1991, time, armenian, chess, champion, arshak, petrosian, right, 2008, chess, olympiadcountryarm. Artashes Minasian sometimes transliterated as Minasyan Armenian Արտաշես Մինասյան born 21 January 1967 is an Armenian chess grandmaster He won the USSR Chess Championship in 1991 and is a six time Armenian Chess Champion Artashes MinasianArshak Petrosian and Artashes Minasian right at the 2008 Chess OlympiadCountryArmeniaBorn 1967 01 21 21 January 1967 age 55 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Soviet UnionTitleGrandmaster 1992 FIDE rating2462 December 2022 Peak rating2620 July 1998 Contents 1 Chess career 2 References 3 Notable chess games 4 External linksChess career Edit 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 Edit Olympiad R13 Armenia and Ukraine take Gold ChessBase 5 June 2006 All Champions of Armenia Armchess am Retrieved 16 December 2011 URS ch58 Moscow 1991 Russian Chess Base Archived from the original on 5 August 2009 Retrieved 7 July 2009 Sloan Sam Armenians Sweep 1998 New York Open Chess Tournament Anusha com Retrieved 28 June 2009 High Titles of Olympic Champions Armchess 16 December 2011 Archived from the original on 5 October 2010 Retrieved 19 December 2009 Notable chess games EditKateryna Lahno vs Artashes Minasian 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007 Caro Kann Defense Classical Variation B18 0 1 Artashes Minasian vs Tigran Nalbandian Armenian Championship 2008 Nimzo Larsen Attack Modern Variation A01 1 0 Artashes Minasian vs Loek Van Wely Philadelphia 1994 Pirc Defense Byrne Variation B07 1 0External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Artashes Minasian Artashes Minasian player profile and games at Chessgames com Artashes Minasian Grandmaster Games Database at RedHotPawn com Artashes Minasian Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org Artashes Minasian player profile at Chessmetrics This biographical article relating to an Armenian chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Artashes Minasian amp oldid 1065781198, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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