David Markosian
David Sergeevich Markosyan (born January 24, 1972, in Stepanakert, NKAO, Azerbaijan SSR) is an Armenian grandmaster[1] and former coach of the Russian youth chess team[2]. He taught at the Grandmaster Bareev School.
Biography
David Markosyan earned the title of International Master in 2000 and the title of International Grandmaster in 2008. Until 2003, he taught in Tambov.
He is the founder of the chess school-studio "Defeat the Giant" in Moscow.
Markosyan won the international tournament in Davos in 2008. Since 2010, he has fully transitioned to coaching. His coaching work is influenced by psychotherapeutic techniques that help children overcome psychological difficulties.[3]
Markosyan studied at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis from 2014 to 2019.
He is also the author of four books: "How to Develop Emotional Intelligence in Yourself and Your Child," "Notes on Chess Fields or an Encyclopedia of Child Wit," "The World in the Mirror of Emotional Intelligence or How to Be Yourself," and "About Men Who Cannot Find Happiness."
Throughout his chess career, Markosyan has become a winner and prize-winner in numerous international competitions:
- 1996, Open Championship of the Moscow Region in Rapid Chess, Moscow, 1st place.
- 1998, International Tournament in Dubna, 1st place.
- 1999, International Tournament in Serpukhov, 1st place.
- 2001, International Tournament in Nizhny Novgorod, 1st-2nd places.
- 2003, International Tournament in Novomichurinsk, Ryazan Oblast, 3rd place.
- 2004, International Tournament in Vidnoye, 1st place.
- 2004, International Tournament in Saratov, 2nd place.
- 2005, International Tournament in Vidnoye, 1st place.
- 2006, International Tournament in Ufa, Kopylov Memorial, 3rd place.
- 2007, International Tournament in Mozhaysk, 1st place. 2007, International Tournament in Naberezhnye Chelny, 1st place.
- 2008, International Tournament in Davos, Switzerland, 1st place.
- 2009, International Blitz Tournament "Eurasia - Tatarstan," 1st place.
References
- ^ "Markosian, David S." ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Admin (2022-05-17). "David Sergeyevich Markosyan: The Chess Grandmaster with a Passion for Coaching – Alamak.io". Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ^ Km.ru editor (17.03.2023). "Psychology, not computer analysis: Armenian grandmaster advocates an atypical teaching approach".
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