Lilit Mkrtchian
| Lilit Mkrtchian | |
|---|---|
 in Dresden, 2008 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | 9 August 1982 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | International Master Woman Grandmaster |
| Peak rating | 2503 (January 2010) |
Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenian: Լիլիթ Մկրտչյան; born 9 August 1982 in Yerevan)[1] is an Armenian chess player, who holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and four-time Armenian women's chess champion.[2]
In 2002, Mkrtchian won the silver medal in the Women's European Individual Chess Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, scoring 8½/11 points. She participated in the Women's European Team Chess Championship 2003 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, helping Armenia win the gold medal.[3] She took the bronze medal at the 7th European Women's Individual Championship 2006 held in Kuşadası, Turkey, scoring 7½/11 points.[4]
In December 2009, she took tenth position in the list of best sportspeople of Armenia in 2009.[5]
In 2013, she came third at the Women's European Individual Championship.
In the 2015 Women's World Team Chess Championship in Chengdu (China) Mkrtchian won the individual gold medal on the second board.[6]
References
- ^ "Levon Aronian draws, Lilit Mkrtchian loses in European Chess Club Cup". Armenpress. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "All Women's Champions of Armenia". Armchess. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ OlimpBase 5th Women's European Chess Team Championship, Plovdiv 2003, Armenia
- ^ The Week in Chess 598
- ^ "Lilit Mkrtchian in the Top 10". Armchess. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ Board results FIDE Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015
External links
- Grandmaster Games Database - Lilit Mkrtchian
- OlimpBase
- Interview
- Press Conference with Lilit Mkrtchian
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