Chess

[DominO123]

Is anyone is watching them? http://www.bilbaofinalmasters.com/en_index.asp

 

Those are really great chess games. When you have that much to win, you think twice before just fighting for a draw. That costed Aronian two match, but those are great matchs compared to the typical ones.

[Zartonk]

Chess: Movses Movsisyan ends third in Stillwater Open

Armenian FM Movses Movsisyan (USA) scored 5,5 points out of 7 and took the 3rd place in the open held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Movsisyan was one point behind the winner, FM Conrad Holt (USA).

 

32 chess players took part in the tournament, Armenian Chess federation reported.

 

Armenian GM Sergey Kasparov (Belarus) scored 6 points out of 9 and took the 6th place among 46 participants in the tournament held in Figueira da Foz, Portugal. GM Anton Kovalyov (Argentina) took the first prize with 7 points.

[Zartonk]

Brazil Chess Championship: Sevag Mekhitarian only half a point behind the leader

Armenian IM Krikor-Sevag Mekhitarian continues to play excellently in the 76th Brazil Championship held in city of Americana. After another win in the 7th round Mekhitarian scored 5,5 points totally and shortened the difference between his and GM Goivanni Vescovi's points even more. Now Sevak is only half a point behind the leader.

 

There are four rounds left before the end of the tournament.

[Boghos]

Krikor's coach was also an Armenian but I think no longer the case. He ended in 4th place and made a GM norm. Giovanni Vescovi won, he plays for a club I am a member of. Edited December 11, 2009 by Boghos

[Ani]

Nice...

 

 

 

ՖԻԴԵ-ն հրապարակել է աշխարհի ուժեղագույն շախմատիստների դասակարգման հերթական ցուցակը 2011-ի մարտի 1-ի դրությամբ: Այն գլխավորում է աշխարհի գործող չեմպիոն, հնդիկ գրոսմայստեր Վիշվանաթան Անանդը, ում անհատական գործակիցն է 2817: Անանդին 2815 գործակցով հաջորդում է նորվեգացի Մագնուս Կառլսենը: 3-րդ տեղը զբաղեցնում է Հայաստանի ուժեղագույն շախմատիստ Լևոն Արոնյանը, ում գործակիցը նույնպես հատում է 2800-ի սահմանը:

 

http://www.tert.am/am/news/2011/02/28/aronyan/

[Harut]

Yinzhou Cup 2011 World ChessTeam Championship

 

the current results...

http://chess-results.com/tnr53136.aspx?lan=1

 

saw levon and vladimir at kino moskva a month ago... they do really look dorky...

[MosJan]

payyyy mi teseq e ove e yekel

 

VAy Barov es Yekal, 1000 Barov , indor es mer t@gha ? incvh hali es

[Harut]

barov, mos jan... lav em, sovorakan... nuyn banin, nuyn orin... duq inch ori eq esteghner@?

[Aratta-Kingdom]

http://news.am/eng/news/68905.html

 

 

NINGBO. - The Armenian team beat Indian chess players (2.5:1.5) in the 6th round of the World Team Chess Championship 2011 in Ningbo, China.

 

Levon Aronian won the only victory in the match with Indians and Sergey Movsisyan, Vladimir Hakobyan and Gabriel Sargsyan ended their matches in a draw. The Armenian team tops the standings with 10 points.

 

Chief rivals of Armenians in the championship, Russian and Hungarian teams, ended their matches in draws and have 8 points each. Match between Israel and Azerbaijan also ended in a draw, 2:2. The Chinese defeated the Egyptian team 3.5:0.5.

 

In 7th tour Armenia will compete with Hungary.

 

 

[Nvard]

Chess: Armenia’s Aronian maintains third position on FIDE rating list

 

 

 

 

 

By Suren Musayelyan

 

 

 

Armenia’s top grandmaster Levon Aronian has maintained his third place standing among the world’s best chess players in the latest rating released by the game’s international governing body FIDE.

 

 

The November 1, 2011 Top 100 players list (released every second month) shows Aronian with a rating of 2802 and trailing Norway’s Magnus Carlsen (rating 2826) and India’s Viswanathan Anand (rating 2811).

 

The latest Top 100 player rankings of FIDE (www.fide.com) also include Armenian grandmasters Sergei Movsesian (position 34; rating 2710), Vladimir Akopian (position 63; raiting 2681) and Gabriel Sargissian (position 73; rating 2671).

 

The FIDE Top 100 female players list includes three Armenian grandmasters. The highest rank among them is held by Elina Danielian (position 16; rating 2507), followed by Lilit Mkrtchyan (in 29th place, rating 2469) and Lilit Galojan (in 78th place; rating 2383). Hungary’s Judit Polgar tops the rankings with a rating of 2710.

 

In the list of 145 chess nations ranked by the average rating of their top 10 players Armenia is 6th (average rating 2655; has 33 grandmasters and 21 international masters; ‘total titled’ – 80).

 

The FIDE nations rating list is topped by Russia (2747), followed by Ukraine (2695) and France (2659).

 

Full rankings are available at: http://ratings.fide.com/toplist.phtml

[Ashot]

Չկա քիզի նման, չկա քիզի նման - Լևոն Արոնյան!!!

 

FIDE backs Levon Aronian: London to host World Championship Candidates Tournament

 

When Azerbaijan submitted an official proposal to host World Championship Candidates Tournament, Armenian GM Levon Aronian sent a letter to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov informing he would never play in Baku.

 

“Sport Express” informs FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has declared World Championship Candidates Tournament will be held in London from October 23-November 13.

 

The line-up for 2013-2014 tournament is as follows: Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Vladimir Kramnik, Peter Svidler, Alexander Grischuk (Russia), Vasyl Ivanchuk (Ukraine), Teimour Radjabov (Azerbaijan) and loser of Viswanathan Anand (India) - Boris Gelfand (Israel) game at World Chess Championship to be held in May 2012.

 

Edited February 10, 2012 by Ashot

[Yervant1]

ARMENIAN GRAND MASTER BECOMES CHAMPION IN MOSCOW BLITZ CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP

 

ARMENPRESS

17 September, 2012

YEREVAN

 

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 17, ARMENPRESS: The Armenian chess player living

in Russia, Grand Master Karine Hambardzumova earned 14 out of 19

possible points and won the title of the Moscow champion in blitz

chess tournament. Armenpress was reported about it by the Armenian

Chess Federation.

 

Hambardzumova is one of the most promising chess players in Russia

and this was not the first time she achieved success in international

chess tournaments.

 

Armenian Grand Master Sergey Kasparov, representing Belarus,

scored 4.5 out of 6 possible points and shared the 3-10 places at

the international chess tournament, which took place in Roosendaal,

Netherlands.

 

Kasparov surrendered to the winner of the tournament, the Grand Master

representing the Netherlands, Sergey Tivyakov with half a point.

[MosJan]

Armenian grandmaster Tigran Petrosyan winner at Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival

 

Armenian grandmaster Tigran Petrosyan has won the first place at the Miguel Najdorf International Chess Festival in Warsaw, Poland.

He scored 6.5 of 9 points.

Another Armenian grandmaster Hrant Melkumyan scored 5.5 points and ranked 17th.

[MosJan]

Shout Out: Aren Emrikian, kid chess champion

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wilmette/lifestyles/ct-wml-shout-out-tl-0914-20170907-story.html

 

http://www.trbimg.com/img-59b1fa51/turbine/ct-ct-wilmette-shout-out-tl-0914-20170907/1000/563x1000

 

Aren Emrikian won't celebrate his 8th birthday until January, but the son of Wilmette couple Ani and Armen Emrikian can already claim a monumental accomplishment. Last month, he won the World Chess Federation's Cadet Championship gold medal for male players younger than 8. His victory came after 11 rounds of play in the Brazilian city of Pocos de Caldas. With mom Ani Emrikian looking on, he spoke with Pioneer Press Sept. 6.

Q: When did you first play chess, and who taught you?

A: My mom taught me. I'm not sure when my first game was, it was such a long time ago, maybe two years ago. I think my mom wanted me to be exceptional and she thought it was a good logic game.

Q: What do you like about chess?

A: There's nothing not to like. And it's fun if you play correctly, and you don't cheat. I think the best part is the learning and the logic you have to use.

Q: How do you train?

A: I practice every week with my coach (Glenview resident Mesgen Amanov) for one hour and 30 minutes. He goes over openings, puzzles and game analysis.

Q: What kind of player are you?

A: I'm usually an offensive player. I can think four or five moves ahead if I try hard … I'm not so good at defense. When I play defense, I crash out in a horrible way ... I have to be calm.

Q: Do you play chess with anyone in your family?

A: No. My mom's not good at all! I sometimes play with my dad, if I give away my queen (play with fewer pieces than his opponent).

Q: How did you feel about going to Brazil, and about winning the championship?

A: I was excited to go, but I was excited in a good and bad way because I was nervous. I didn't expect to win, not at all.

Q: What do you like to do besides play chess?

A: I like reading. I like the Harry Potter books and movies, and I've read every single Percy Jackson book. I like pizza a lot, plain cheese with nothing on it, and I like sushi.

Shout Out is a weekly feature in which we get to know and introduce our readers to their fellow community members and local visitors throughout suburban Chicago. Check out more online at ChicagoTribune.com/ShoutOut.

[MosJan]

World Chess Cup: Armenia's Levon Aronian beats Vassily Ivanchuk
World Chess Cup: Armenia's Levon Aronian beats Vassily Ivanchuk
September 15, 2017 - 18:16 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian defeated Vassily Ivanchuk from Ukraine in the first game of the World Chess Cup quarter-finals, currently underway in Tbilisi, Georgia on Thursday, September 15.

The second game of the 1/4 elimination round is scheduled for Saturday.

World champion Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Vladimir Kramnik have already been left out of the tournament.

[MosJan]

https://armsport.am/2019/11/01/armenia/?fbclid=IwAR38-NyvRkbimAlogS9GfYsK9CT-uVUEg-ql1EA7gy0lGzd4x1b9f17II5o

 

 

 

Հայաստանի հավաքականը հաղթեց Ադրբեջանին

[MosJan]

https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2023/03/22/European-Chess-Championship/2810129

 

 

 

European Chess Championship: Armenia's Lilit Mkrtchian beats Azeri opponent in 4th round
The fourth round of the 23rd European Women Chess Championship was played on Tuesday.

Armenian players Lilit Mkrtchian, Elina Danielian and Anna Sargsyan celebrated victories in the 4th round.

Mkrtchian defeated her Azerbaijani opponent Gunay Mammadzada to score 3.5/4 points.

The games of Mariam Mkrtchyan and Susanna Gaboyan ended in a draw, the Armenian Chess Federation said.

Lilit Mkrtchian and Elina Danielian are in the 4th and 7th places, respectively.

The European Women Chess Championship is taking place at the Hotel Palas in Petrovac, Montenegro, on March 17-30. The event features 136 players from 34 federations.

 

 

 

[MosJan]

https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2023/03/23/European-Chess-Championship/2810542

 

European Chess Championship: Two players from Armenia win in 5th round
The fifth round of the 23rd European Women Chess Championship was played on Wednesday.

Armenia’s Mariam Mkrtchyan and Polina Kobak celebrated victories, the Armenian Chess Federation said.

The games of Elina Danielian, Lilit Mkrtchian and Anna Sargsyan ended in a draw.

Lilit Mkrtchian and Elina Danielian scored 4 points out of 5.

[MosJan]

Levon Aronian emerged victorious at the 2024 edition of the American Cup after beating Wesley So in the final.

 

Levon Aronian emerged victorious at the 2024 edition of the American Cup after beating Wesley So in the final.

After three draws in two classical and one rapid game in the open section, it all came down to the last rapid game in which Wesley So had white. Levon grabbed the initiative in a sharp line of the Nimzo-Indian, but Wesley defended well and reached equality only to make an inexplicable blunder on the move 34.

 

 

After the natural 34. Kf2 White could have held things together. Wesley, however, played 34. Qc5+?? but after 34…Rd6! 35. Rh5 Qxd2 36. Rxh3 b6 Levon won the game and clinched the title.

Coming into the final day of the competition with a one-point lead, Alice Lee needed to win one of the games as the player from the Elimination bracket. Irina Krush engineered a dangerous activity with her knights on the black side of Benoni but missed a hidden opportunity to increase pressure and allowed White to maintain balance.

 

https://fide.com/news/2932?fbclid=IwAR3oGBdAwToV9-r47HU11FaUQHcFPk1ivfAHMJJxY3SpxwnjpqsiglGSA-4

[MosJan]

Armenian chess players win 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024

 

Armenian chess players won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals at the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024 held in Prague, Czech Republic, the Chess federation of Armenia informs.

FM Aleks Sahakyan became the European U18 Rapid Chess Champion.

Sona Krkyasharyan was crowned European G14 Blitz Chess Champion.

Sofia Baghramyan became the European G8 Blitz Chess Champion and won the bronze of the European G8 Rapid Chess Championship.

The Armenian team became the bronze medalist of the European U10 Team Rapid Chess Championship. The team comprised Davit Melkonyan, Ashot Avetisyan, Armen Vardanyan and Slava Konjoryan.

 

https://en.armradio.am/2024/08/21/armenian-chess-players-win-3-gold-and-2-bronze-medals-at-european-youth-rapid-and-blitz-championship-2024/

[MosJan]

[MosJan]

Armenian chess players won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals

Read more at: https://en.aravot.am/2024/08/21/352460/

© 1998 - 2024 Aravot - Armenian News

 

Let’s summarize the results of our chess players in the European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2024 held in Prague, Czech Republic. Armenian chess players won 3 gold and 2 bronze medals. FM Aleks Sahakyan became the European U18 Rapid Chess Champion. Sona Krkyasharyan became the European G14 Blitz Chess Champion.

Read more at: https://en.aravot.am/2024/08/21/352460/

© 1998 - 2024 Aravot - Armenian News

[MosJan]

Թագուհին՝ խաղի մեջ. 8-ամյա Սոֆիան դարձել է շախմատի Եվրոպայի չեմպիոն

 

[MosJan]

Armenia’s Men’s Chess Team Named “Team Of The Century” By FIDE

Armenia’s men’s chess team has been recognized as the “Team of the Century” by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The prestigious award was presented during a gala on September 19 at the 45th World Chess Olympiad in Budapest, marking the 100th anniversary of FIDE’s foundation.

The Armenian team, known for its exceptional achievements, is a three-time winner of the World Chess Olympiad (2006, 2008, 2012) and has also secured gold medals at the European and World Team Championships (1999, 2011). This recognition as “Team of the Century” highlights the team’s consistent excellence and significant contributions to the chess world.

In addition to Armenia’s honor, former world champion Magnus Carlsen was recognized as the best chess player of the century, and Judit Polgar was named the best female chess player. Armenian Chess Federation First Vice President Smbat Lputian also received an award for promoting chess globally.

The gala, dedicated to celebrating FIDE’s centenary, honored individuals, groups, and organizations that have made remarkable impacts on the game of chess. FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and FIDE Vice President Mahir Mammedov welcomed attendees, reflecting on the federation’s history and achievements over the last century. Mammedov noted, “The first century of FIDE’s life has been full of remarkable events, great personalities, and memorable matches. For this, we must thank the founders of FIDE!”

While the former USSR would have been the undisputed leader based on the number of Olympiad medals, the jury decided to honor a currently existing country. Armenia, with its three Olympiad victories, was chosen over other contenders, including China, which has won two gold medals in the last decade.

Armen Gevorgyan, Executive Director of the Armenian Chess Federation, accepted the award on behalf of the team. Currently, after eight rounds of matches at the Budapest Olympiad, Armenia’s men’s team stands in fourteenth place.

[MosJan]