Tigran Kotanjian (Armenian: Տիգրան Քոթանջյան; born September 1, 1981)[1] is an Armenian chess grandmaster.[2] He was Armenian Chess Champion in 2014.
| Tigran Kotanjian | |
|---|---|
 Tigran Kotanjian, 2013 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | September 1, 1981 |
| Title | Grandmaster (2006) |
| FIDE rating | 2453 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2580 (July 2009) |
Career edit
Kotanjian won the Dubai Chess Open in 2009[3] and Karen Asrian Memorial in 2010. In 2011, he tied for 2nd–3rd with Kirill Stupak in the 4th Beirut Open tournament.[4] In the same year he won the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk.[5] He won the 74th Armenian Chess Championship in 2014.[6]
He received his International Master title in 2003 and Grandmaster title in 2006.[7] As of June 2018[update], he is the No. 22 ranked Armenian player.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Ratings of Chess Players of Armenia by November 1, 2009". MIKA Chess Club. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "The chess games of Tigran Kotanjian" Chessgames.com
- ^ "GM Tigran Kotanjian wins the Dubai open" Archived 2010-12-31 at the Wayback Machine Chessdom
- ^ "Beirut 4th International Open Chess Championship 2011". Chess-Results.com. 2011-05-22. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ "4th Karen Asrian Memorial". Chessdom.com. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Tigran Kotanjian wins Armenia's Chess Championship". Aysor.am. 2014-01-21. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "FIDE Chess Profile: 13300059: Tigran Kotanjian" FIDE
- ^ "Federations Ranking – Armenia" Archived 2016-12-26 at the Wayback Machine FIDE
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