David Arturovich Paravyan (Russian: Давид Артурович Паравян; born 8 March 1998) is a Russian chess player of Armenian descent, who was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 2017.[citation needed]
| David Paravyan | |
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 Paravyan in 2020 | |
| Full name | David Arturovich Paravyan |
| Country | Russia (until 2023) FIDE (since 2023) |
| Born | 8 March 1998 (age 26) Moscow, Russia |
| Title | Grandmaster (2017) |
| FIDE rating | 2606 (April 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2660 (September 2021) |
| Peak ranking | No. 78 (September 2021) |
Chess career edit
Born in Moscow,[1] Paravyan received the international master title in 2013[2] and the grandmaster title in 2017.[3]
In February 2018, Paravyan participated in the Aeroflot Open tournament. He finished eleventh out of 92, scoring 5½ points from 9 games (+4–2=3).[4] The following year, Paravyan competed in the FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament 2019, held on the Isle of Man from 10 to 21 October. He finished tenth with a score of 7/11 (+4–1=6) for a performance rating of 2774.[5] He won the Gibraltar Masters open tournament in January 2020. After tying for first on a score of 7½/10 (+5–0=5), Paravyan won a four-way playoff to take the title. He defeated Wang Hao in the finals.[6] Paravyan qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.[7]
References edit
- ^ Title Applications. 88th FIDE Congress 2017, 7-15 October, Goynuk, Antalya, Turkey. FIDE.
- ^ "List of titles approved by the 84th FIDE Congress in Tallinn, Estonia". FIDE. 17 October 2012.
- ^ "List of titles approved by the Executive Board in Antalya, Turkey". FIDE. 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Vladislav Kovalev wins Aeroflot Open 2018". Chessdom. 28 February 2018. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
- ^ McGourty, Colin (22 October 2019). "Wang Hao wins it all! 9 Grand Swiss conclusions". chess24.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ^ "Gibraltar Chess Festival 2020: Paravyan wins in a playoff!". ChessBase. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "David Paravyan | Top Chess Players". Chess.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links edit
- David Paravyan rating card at FIDE
- David Paravyan player profile at Chess.com
- David Paravyan player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- David Paravyan chess games at 365Chess.com
- drop_stone player profile at Lichess.org
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