Sergei Movsesian
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| Full name | Sergei Movsesian |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | November 3, 1978 Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2700 (January 2012) (No. 43 in the January 2012 FIDE World Rankings) |
| Peak rating | 2751 (January 2009) |
Sergei Movsesian (born November 3, 1978 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is an Armenian-born chess Grandmaster who used to play for Czech republic for most of his career,[1][2][3] later he represents Slovakia for better condition and citizenship certificate there, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia.[4] He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo 2011.[5]
In 1999, Movsesian reached quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship in Las Vegas, but lost to Vladimir Akopian, 1.5–2.5.[6]
He won international tournaments in Sarajevo (2002 and 2007);[7] 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in Karlovy Vary; Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg in 2007;[8] and B-tournament of the Corus Chess Tournament in 2008.[9]
He speaks eight languages fluently.[10]
[edit] Books
- Movsesian, Sergei; Klima, Lukas (2009). Czech Open: Pardubice Phenomenon. Caissa Hungary. ISBN 978-80-86725-08-6.
[edit] References
- ^ "Chess News - Navara beats Movsisian in CEZ Chess Trophy 2011". ChessBase.com. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7316. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "The chess games of Sergei Movsesian". Chessgames.com. 1978-11-03. http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=19920. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "2002 in Review - International Events". Mark-weeks.com. http://www.mark-weeks.com/aboutcom/aa02l28c.htm. Retrieved 2012-01-01.
- ^ "53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia - Round Three". Chessdom. http://reports.chessdom.com/53rd-reggio-emilia-tournament/round-3. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ "World Team Ch. – Armenia gold, China silver, Ukraine bronze". ChessBase.com. 2011-07-27. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=7407. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
- ^ "The Week in Chess 249". Chesscenter.com. http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/twic249.html#2. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Chess News - Movsesian wins Bosna 2007 in Sarajevo". ChessBase.com. 2007-05-29. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3890. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Chess news by ChessVibes". Chessvibes.com. 2007-12-10. http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/inhaalslagcatching-up/. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ "Chessdom - Aronian and Carlsen share first at Corus". Tournaments.chessdom.com. http://tournaments.chessdom.com/corus-chess-tournament. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
- ^ Interview by Ilya Odesskij, e3e5.com
[edit] External links
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- Sergei Movsesian player profile at ChessGames.com
- Grandmaster Games Database - Sergei Movsesian
- Sergei Movsesian at 365Chess.com
- OlimpBase
- Biography of Sergey Movsesian
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