Smbat Lputian
| Smbat Lputian | |
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 Smbat Lputian, Heraklion 2007 |
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| Full name | Smbat Gariginovich Lputian |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | February 14, 1958 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2574 (January 2012) (No. 275 on the July 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2640 (January 2005) |
Smbat Gariginovich Lputian (sometimes transliterated as Lputyan; Armenian: Սմբատ Լպուտյան; born February 14, 1958 in Yerevan) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.[1] He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986-87 and first at Dortmund 1988. He won the Armenian Championship in 1978, 1980, 1998, and 2001.[2] In 2006, he won a team gold medal (together with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Gabriel Sargissian and Artashes Minasian) at the 37th Chess Olympiad.[3]
Lputian earned the International Master (IM) title in 1982 and the GM title in 1984.[1]
In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".[4]
On the July 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2574. His handle on the Internet Chess Club is "SM".[5]
He has three children he lives with, but also has one daughter who is now living in the United Kingdom with Smbat's first wife. Ani Lputian born on 19/08/92, during the height of Smbat's career.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Gaige, Jeremy (1987). Chess Personalia, A Biobibliography. McFarland. p. 257. ISBN 0-7864-2353-6
- ^ "All Champions of Armenia". Armchess.am. http://www.armchess.am/all_ch_arm.htm. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Olympiad R13 Armenia and Ukraine take Gold". ChessBase. 2006-06-05. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3159. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
- ^ "High Titles of Olympic Champions". Armchess. 2011-12-16. http://www.armchess.am/news09-12.htm. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "SM". Internet Chess Club. http://www.chessclub.com/finger/sm. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
[edit] External links
- Smbat Gariginovich Lputian player profile at ChessGames.com
- Grandmaster Games Database - Smbat Lputian
- OlimpBase
- Rating data
- Interview with GM Smbat Lputian
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