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Sergei Movsesian

April 30, 2024

Sergei Movsesian (Armenian: Սերգեյ Մովսիսյան; born 3 November 1978) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Armenian team at the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo.[4]

Sergei Movsesian
Country
Born (1978-11-03) 3 November 1978 (age 45)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
TitleGrandmaster (1997)
FIDE rating2616 (April 2024)
Peak rating2751 (January 2009)
Peak rankingNo. 10 (January 2009)

Movsesian played for the Czech Republic for most of his career.[5][6] Later he represented Slovakia, which offered him citizenship. On December 30, 2010 Movsesian started to represent his ancestral country of Armenia.[7][8]

Career edit

In 1998 Movsesian won the Czech Chess Championship. In 1999, he reached the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship, held in Las Vegas, and lost to Vladimir Akopian by a score of 1½–2½.[9] Movsesian competed in the FIDE World Championship also in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

In 2002 and 2007 he won the Slovak Chess Championship. In 2002 Movsesian also became the European blitz chess champion in Panormo, Crete.[10]

He won international tournaments in Sarajevo, Bosna (2002 and 2007, both outright), at that time a strong closed GM tournament;[11] 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad Jubilee tournament in Karlovy Vary[12] (joint with Ruslan Ponomariov); Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg in 2007; and the Wijk aan Zee Corus B tournament in 2008, a full point ahead of Nigel Short and Etienne Bacrot.[13] At the 2008 European Individual Chess Championship, held in Plovdiv, Movsesian finished in a tie for 2nd–10th places. He won the playoffs to take the silver medal.[14] In the 2013 edition of the same event he tied for 1st–8th with Alexander Moiseenko, Evgeny Romanov, Alexander Beliavsky, Constantin Lupulescu, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Hrant Melkumyan, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexey Dreev and Evgeny Alekseev.[15] Movsesian was part of the Armenian team that took the bronze medal in the 2015 World Team Championship in Tsaghkadzor.[16]

Personal life edit

Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Movsesian has been living in the Czech Republic since 1994.[12] He is now married to WGM Julia Movsesian. He can speak eight languages.[17]

Books edit

  • Movsesian, Sergei; Klima, Lukas (2009). Czech Open: Pardubice Phenomenon. Caissa Hungary. ISBN 978-80-86725-08-6.

References edit

  1. ^ "Movsesian, Sergei". OlimpBase.
  2. ^ "Transfers in 2002". FIDE.
  3. ^ "Transfers in 2010". FIDE.
  4. ^ "World Team Ch. – Armenia gold, China silver, Ukraine bronze". ChessBase.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Chess News - Navara beats Movsisian in CEZ Chess Trophy 2011". ChessBase.com. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  6. ^ "2002 in Review - International Events". Mark-weeks.com. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
  7. ^ Player transfers in 2010. FIDE.
  8. ^ . Chessdom. Archived from the original on 21 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
  9. ^ Crowther, Mark (1999-08-16). "The Week in Chess 249: FIDE World Chess Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  10. ^ Crowther, Mark (7 October 2002). "TWIC 413: European Rapid & Blitz Championship". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  11. ^ "Chess News - Movsesian wins Bosna 2007 in Sarajevo". ChessBase.com. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  12. ^ a b "Čez Chess Trophy 2011 - Players". Prague Chess. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  13. ^ . Chessdom. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  14. ^ "Plovdiv: Playoffs of the European Individual Championships". ChessBase. 4 May 2008. from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  15. ^ Crowther, Mark (2013-05-16). "14th European Individual Championships 2013". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 18 May 2013.
  16. ^ Silver, Albert (2015-04-29). "World Team: China takes gold, Ukraine silver". Chess News. ChessBase. Retrieved 2019-04-25.
  17. ^ Interview by Ilya Odesskij. e3e5.com (in Russian).

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergei Movsesian.
  • Sergei Movsesian chess games at 365Chess.com
  • Sergei Movsesian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
  • Grandmaster Games Database - Sergei Movsesian
  • Sergei Movsesian Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase.org
  • . Corus Chess 2009.
   

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sergei, movsesian, armenian, Սերգեյ, Մովսիսյան, born, november, 1978, armenian, chess, player, awarded, title, grandmaster, fide, 1997, member, gold, medal, winning, armenian, team, 2011, world, team, chess, championship, ningbo, countrygeorgia, until, 1995, a. Sergei Movsesian Armenian Սերգեյ Մովսիսյան born 3 November 1978 is an Armenian chess player He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 1997 He was a member of the gold medal winning Armenian team at the 2011 World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo 4 Sergei MovsesianCountryGeorgia until 1995 Armenia 1996 Czech Republic 1997 2002 1 Slovakia 2002 2010 2 Armenia since 2011 3 Born 1978 11 03 3 November 1978 age 45 Tbilisi Georgian SSR Soviet UnionTitleGrandmaster 1997 FIDE rating2616 April 2024 Peak rating2751 January 2009 Peak rankingNo 10 January 2009 Movsesian played for the Czech Republic for most of his career 5 6 Later he represented Slovakia which offered him citizenship On December 30 2010 Movsesian started to represent his ancestral country of Armenia 7 8 Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Books 4 References 5 External linksCareer editIn 1998 Movsesian won the Czech Chess Championship In 1999 he reached the quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship held in Las Vegas and lost to Vladimir Akopian by a score of 1 2 9 Movsesian competed in the FIDE World Championship also in 2000 2002 and 2004 In 2002 and 2007 he won the Slovak Chess Championship In 2002 Movsesian also became the European blitz chess champion in Panormo Crete 10 He won international tournaments in Sarajevo Bosna 2002 and 2007 both outright at that time a strong closed GM tournament 11 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad Jubilee tournament in Karlovy Vary 12 joint with Ruslan Ponomariov Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg in 2007 and the Wijk aan Zee Corus B tournament in 2008 a full point ahead of Nigel Short and Etienne Bacrot 13 At the 2008 European Individual Chess Championship held in Plovdiv Movsesian finished in a tie for 2nd 10th places He won the playoffs to take the silver medal 14 In the 2013 edition of the same event he tied for 1st 8th with Alexander Moiseenko Evgeny Romanov Alexander Beliavsky Constantin Lupulescu Francisco Vallejo Pons Hrant Melkumyan Ian Nepomniachtchi Alexey Dreev and Evgeny Alekseev 15 Movsesian was part of the Armenian team that took the bronze medal in the 2015 World Team Championship in Tsaghkadzor 16 Personal life editBorn in Tbilisi Georgia Movsesian has been living in the Czech Republic since 1994 12 He is now married to WGM Julia Movsesian He can speak eight languages 17 Books editMovsesian Sergei Klima Lukas 2009 Czech Open Pardubice Phenomenon Caissa Hungary ISBN 978 80 86725 08 6 References edit Movsesian Sergei OlimpBase Transfers in 2002 FIDE Transfers in 2010 FIDE World Team Ch Armenia gold China silver Ukraine bronze ChessBase com 2011 07 27 Retrieved 27 July 2011 Chess News Navara beats Movsisian in CEZ Chess Trophy 2011 ChessBase com 24 June 2011 Retrieved 2012 01 01 2002 in Review International Events Mark weeks com Retrieved 2012 01 01 Player transfers in 2010 FIDE 53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia Round Three Chessdom Archived from the original on 21 December 2011 Retrieved 1 January 2011 Crowther Mark 1999 08 16 The Week in Chess 249 FIDE World Chess Championships The Week in Chess Retrieved 7 October 2015 Crowther Mark 7 October 2002 TWIC 413 European Rapid amp Blitz Championship The Week in Chess Retrieved 16 January 2016 Chess News Movsesian wins Bosna 2007 in Sarajevo ChessBase com 2007 05 29 Retrieved 2011 10 20 a b Cez Chess Trophy 2011 Players Prague Chess Retrieved 7 October 2015 Aronian and Carlsen share first at Corus Chessdom Archived from the original on 2008 10 16 Retrieved 2011 10 20 Plovdiv Playoffs of the European Individual Championships ChessBase 4 May 2008 Archived from the original on 17 October 2014 Retrieved 16 January 2016 Crowther Mark 2013 05 16 14th European Individual Championships 2013 The Week in Chess Retrieved 18 May 2013 Silver Albert 2015 04 29 World Team China takes gold Ukraine silver Chess News ChessBase Retrieved 2019 04 25 Interview by Ilya Odesskij e3e5 com in Russian External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sergei Movsesian Sergei Movsesian chess games at 365Chess com Sergei Movsesian player profile and games at Chessgames com Grandmaster Games Database Sergei Movsesian Sergei Movsesian Chess Olympiad record at OlimpBase org Biography of Sergey Movsesian Corus Chess 2009 nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to an Armenian chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a Slovak chess figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sergei Movsesian amp oldid 1220668435, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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