Tigran Gharamian (Armenian: Տիգրան Ղարամյան, born 24 July 1984) is an Armenian-French chess grandmaster. He won the French Chess Championship in 2018.
| Tigran Gharamian | |
|---|---|
 Tigran Gharamian, 2016 Baden-Baden | |
| Country | |
| Born | 24 July 1984 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
| FIDE rating | 2588 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2676 (September 2011) |
| Peak ranking | No. 67 (September 2011) |
Chess career edit
Gharamian played for Armenia in the Children's Chess Olympiads of 1999 and 2000.[1]
He came first at Fourmies 2007[2] and Charleroi 2007.[3] In 2010 he tied for 1st–3rd with Vadim Malakhatko and Deep Sengupta in the 24th Open Pierre and Vacances.[4] In 2011 he won the Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy Open[5] and tied for 2nd–4th with Alexander Kovchan, Boris Grachev and Ante Brkić in the Open Master Tournament in Biel.[6] Gharamian tied for 1st–5th with Pentala Harikrishna, Parimarjan Negi, Tornike Sanikidze and Martyn Kravtsiv in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open 2012.[7] He won the French Chess Championship in 2018.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Children's Chess Olympiads: Tigran Gharamian". OlimpBase. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "31eme open de Fourmies July 2007 France". FIDE. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "7ime Tournoi de Matres October 2007 Belgium". FIDE. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Tigran Gharamian wins Pierre and Vacances open". Chessdom. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "7e Open International de Vandoeuvre - A (+1900) January 2011 France". FIDE. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Open Master Tournament (MTO) September 2011 Switzerland". FIDE. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ Ramirez, Alejandro (2012-03-12). "Harikrishna tops 74 GMs in Cappelle-La-Grande". ChessBase.com. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ Gharamian topped playoff over Edouard & Gozzoli to win French Chess Championship
External links edit
- Tigran Gharamian player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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