Gabriel Sargissian
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| Full name | Գաբրիել Ազատի Սարգսյան |
| Country |  Armenia |
| Born | February 3, 1983 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2676 (No. 51 on the November 2009 FIDE ratings list) |
| Peak rating | 2678 (September 2009) |
Gabriel Sarkisyan (Armenian Գաբրիել Սարգսյան, other transcriptions of the name are Sarkissian and Sarkissyan, the transliteration is Gabriel Sargsyan; born 3 February 1983) is an Armenian chess player and International Grandmaster of Chess (2002). The FIDE lists him as Gabriel Sargissian.
Career
Sargissian is the winner of the World Youth Chess Championship (under-14) in 1996 and the European Championship (under-16) in 1998[1]. He won the Armenian Chess Championship in 2000 and 2003. Also, he was victorious at the tournaments of Reykjavik (2006)[2] and Dubai (2006).[3] After this he took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad (together with Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, and Artashes Minasian). In 2007 he won the Ruy Lopez Festival (Zafra, Spain, March 16-25)[4] finishing with 6.5/7, a point-and-a-half above the rest including in particular super players Ponomariov, Sasikiran, I. Sokolov.
On the November 2009 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2676.
In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".[5]
Notable chess games
- Gabriel Sargissian vs Etienne Bacrot, Ch World (under 14) 1996, Modern Defense: Two Knights, Suttles Variation (B06), 1-0
- Gabriel Sargissian vs Melikset Khachian, Panormo zt 1998, Gruenfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Nadanian Attack (D85) 1-0
- Igor Kurnosov vs Gabriel Sargissian, 6th European Individual Championship 2005, Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Tartakower Attack (C52) 0-1
- Gabriel Sargissian vs Marko Tratar, European Team Chess Championships 2007, King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Benjamin Defense (E60), 1-0
- Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Gabriel Sargissian, 6th Aeroflot Festival 2007, Center Game: Paulsen Attack Variation (C22), 0-1
- Martin Neubauer vs Gabriel Sargissian, European Team Chess Championships 2007, Spanish Game: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted (C67), 0-1
- Gabriel Sargissian vs Alexander Grischuk, 2008 Ol. 2008, Queen's Indian Defense: Fianchetto, Nimzowitsch Variation (E15), 1-0
References
- ^ Chess Giants
- ^ Schach Turnierergebnis Server chess-results.com
- ^ 8th Dubai Open Chess Tournament
- ^ Sargissian scores 3021 performance
- ^ "High Titles of Olympic Champions". Armchess. 2009-12-19. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
External links
- Gabriel Sargissian rating card at FIDE
- Gabriel Sargissian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Grandmaster Games Database - Gabriel Sargissian
- Gabriel Sargissian at 365Chess.com
- OlimpBase
- Rating data
- Biography of Gabriel Sargissian
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