Artashes Minasian
| Artashes Minasian | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Artashes Minasian |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | 21 January 1967 Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2480 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2620 (July 1998) |
Chess Olympiad 2008 at Dresden
Artashes Minasian (sometimes transliterated as Minasyan; Armenian: Արտաշես Մինասյան; born 21 January 1967) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.
Chess career
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]
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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
- Grandmaster Games Database – Artashes Minasian
- Artashes Minasian at Olimpbase
- Chessmetrics Player Profile: Artashes Minasian
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