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Early in 2007, Akopian won the Gibtelecom Masters in [[Gibraltar]] with a score of 7.5/9 ahead of a group of players tied at 7/9 including Michael Adams.<ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3650 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Akopian wins GibTel Masters in Gibraltar]</ref> |
Early in 2007, Akopian won the Gibtelecom Masters in [[Gibraltar]] with a score of 7.5/9 ahead of a group of players tied at 7/9 including Michael Adams.<ref>[http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3650 ChessBase.com - Chess News - Akopian wins GibTel Masters in Gibraltar]</ref> |
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Akopian gần đây về nhì giải [[FIDE Grand Prix]] lan thu 4 tại Nalchik (thang 4 nam 2009), do vậy Elo tăng tận 15,6 điểm |
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Revision as of 16:55, 12 July 2009
| Vladimir Akopian | |
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| Full name | Վլադիմիր Հակոբյան |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2712 (No. 25 on the July 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2713 (July 2006) |
Vladimir Akopian (Russian: Владимир Акопян; born December 7 1971 in Baku, Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR) is a leading Armenian chess Grandmaster. In Armenia, his surname is more commonly written Hakobyan (Armenian: Վլադիմիր Հակոբյան) however, most English texts and the Fédération Internationale des Échecs use a transliteration of the Russian version.
Career
Akopian won the World Under-16 Championship in 1986 at the age of 14 and the World Under-18 Championship at 16.
In 1991 he won the World Junior Chess Championship and in 1999 he made his way through to the final of the FIDE Knock-Out World Chess Championship, but lost to Alexander Khalifman, 3.5-2.5. In the 2004 event, he was knocked out in the quarter-finals by the player he had defeated in the 1999 semi-finals, Michael Adams.
It was reported that Akopian had to withdraw from the 2005 Dubai Open when he was arrested at Dubai airport having been mistaken for an individual of the same name wanted by Interpol for murder.[1]
Akopian was one of the contributing players on the Armenian chess team which won gold at the 2006 Chess Olympiad ahead of second placed China and third placed United States and the 38th Chess Olympiad in Dresden, 2008.
On the January 2007 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2700, making him number twenty in the world and Armenia's number two player, behind Levon Aronian.
Early in 2007, Akopian won the Gibtelecom Masters in Gibraltar with a score of 7.5/9 ahead of a group of players tied at 7/9 including Michael Adams.[2]
Notable games
- Vladimir Akopian vs Kiril D Georgiev, Ch World FIDE, Las Vegas (USA) 1999, Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Romanishin Attack (E12), 1-0
- Junior (Computer) vs Vladimir Akopian, SuperGM 2000, Owen Defense: General (B00), 1/2-1/2
- Vladimir Akopian vs Garry Kasparov, Russia vs The Rest of the World 2002, Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attack (B30), 1-0
- Alexey Korotylev vs Vladimir Akopian, Aeroflot Open 2006, Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, General (A70), 0-1
References
External links
- Vladimir Akopian rating card at FIDE
- Rating progress chart
- Vladimir Akopian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Vladimir Akopian at 365Chess.com
- OlimpBase
- Rating data