Robert Hovhannisyan
Robert Hovhannisyan | |
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Armenian SSR, Soviet Union | |
| Title | Grandmaster (2010) |
| FIDE rating | 2635 (April 2025) |
| Peak rating | 2650 (August 2019) |
| Ranking | No. 101 (April 2025) |
| Peak ranking | No. 101 (April 2025) |
Robert Ararati Hovhannisyan (Armenian: Ռոբերտ Արարատի Հովհաննիսյան; born 23 March 1991) is an Armenian chess player. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010.[1]
In January 2011, Hovhannisyan won the 71st Armenian Chess Championship which he won again in 2024 and 2025[2][3][4] In July he was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo.[5] The following month, Hovhannisyan tied for first place with Dariusz Świercz in the World Junior Chess Championship in Chennai, placing second on tiebreak.[6][7] In November, he played again on the Armenian team in the European Team Chess Championship, in which his team finished fourth. In January 2012, Hovhannisyan took second place in the Armenian championship.[8] In 2013 he won the 6th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk.[9][10]
In 2015 Hovhannisyan tied for first with Alexei Shirov in the 5th Riga Technical University Open in Riga, finishing second on tiebreak.[11] Hovhannisyan won this tournament three years later.[12]
References
- ^ Titles approved at the 2nd Quarter Presidential Board 2010, FIDE
- ^ GM Robert Hovhannisyan is the new Armenian champion, FIDE
- ^ "Armenian Championship 2024: Hovhannisyan and Gaboyan clinch titles – International Chess Federation". Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ "Armenian Championship 2025: Hovhannisyan and Gaboyan defend titles – International Chess Federation". Retrieved 2025-03-27.
- ^ Mketchyan, Gayane (2011-07-29). "Chess Powerhouse: Armenia grandmasters savor World Team Championship title". ArmeniaNow. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ K Muralimohan (2011-08-15). "Swiercz Dariusz and Cori T Deysi are World Junior Champions". FIDE. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "World Junior: Swiercz and Cori take Gold in Chennai". Chess News. ChessBase. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "72nd ARM Championship. The Highest League". Chess-Results.com. 2012-01-22. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ "GM Robert Hovhannisyan wins Karen Asrian Memorial 2013". Chessdom. 2013-06-25. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
- ^ "6th K. Asrian Memorial". Chess-Results.com. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "GM Alexei Shirov clinches the title in 5th Riga Technical University Open". Chessdom. 2015-08-19. Archived from the original on 2018-08-22. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ "Hovhannisyan wins Riga Open 2018". Chessdom. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
External links
- Robert Hovhannisyan chess games at 365Chess.com
- Robert Hovhannisyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Robert Hovhannisyan team chess record at Olimpbase.org
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