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Sergei Movsesian
Sergei Movsesian
Full name	Sergei Movsesian
Country	Armenia
Born	November 3, 1978 (age 46); Tbilisi, Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR
Title	Grandmaster
FIDE rating	2715; (No. 30 in the September 2011 FIDE World Rankings)
Peak rating	2751 (January 2009)

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Sergei Movsesian (born November 3, 1978 in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia.^[1] He was a member of the gold-medal winning Armenian team at the World Team Chess Championship in Ningbo 2011.^[2]

In 1999, Movsesian reached quarterfinals of the FIDE World Chess Championship in Las Vegas, but lost to Vladimir Akopian, 1.5-2.5.^[3]

He won international tournaments in Sarajevo (2002 and 2007);^[4] 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in Karlovy Vary; Mikhail Chigorin Memorial in Saint Petersburg in 2007;^[5] and B-tournament of the Corus Chess Tournament in 2008.^[6]

He speaks eight languages fluently.^[7]

Movsesian, Sergei (2009). Czech Open: Pardubice Phenomenon. Caissa Hungary. ISBN 978-80-86725-08-6. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)

^ "53rd Torneo di Capodanno in Reggio Emilia - Round Three". Chessdom. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
^ "World Team Ch. – Armenia gold, China silver, Ukraine bronze". ChessBase.com. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
^ "The Week in Chess 249". Chesscenter.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ "Chess News - Movsesian wins Bosna 2007 in Sarajevo". ChessBase.com. 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ "Chess news by ChessVibes". Chessvibes.com. 2007-12-10. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ "Chessdom - Aronian and Carlsen share first at Corus". Tournaments.chessdom.com. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
^ Interview by Ilya Odesskij, e3e5.com

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 He won international tournaments in [[Sarajevo]] (2002 and 2007);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3890 |title=Chess News - Movsesian wins Bosna 2007 in Sarajevo |publisher=ChessBase.com |date=2007-05-29 |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref> 2007 Czech Coal Carlsbad tournament in [[Karlovy Vary]]; [[Mikhail Chigorin Memorial]] in [[Saint Petersburg]] in 2007;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/reports/inhaalslagcatching-up/ |title=Chess news by ChessVibes |publisher=Chessvibes.com |date=2007-12-10 |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref> and B-tournament of the [[Corus Chess Tournament]] in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tournaments.chessdom.com/corus-chess-tournament |title=Chessdom - Aronian and Carlsen share first at Corus |publisher=Tournaments.chessdom.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-20}}</ref>
-He fluently speaks eight languages.<ref>[http://www.e3e5.com/article.php?id=198 Interview by Ilya Odesskij], e3e5.com</ref>
+He speaks eight languages fluently.<ref>[http://www.e3e5.com/article.php?id=198 Interview by Ilya Odesskij], e3e5.com</ref>
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