Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenian: Լիլիթ Մկրտչյան; born 9 August 1982) is an Armenian chess player. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM), which FIDE awarded her in 2003 and 1998 respectively. Mkrtchian is a four-time Armenian women's chess champion.[1]
| Lilit Mkrtchian | |
|---|---|
 in Dresden, 2008 | |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | 9 August 1982 Yerevan, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Title | International Master (2003) Woman Grandmaster (1998) |
| Peak rating | 2503 (January 2010) |
Career edit
In 2002, Mkrtchian won the silver medal in the European Individual Women's Championship in Varna, Bulgaria, scoring 8½/11 points. She participated in the Women's European Team Chess Championship 2003 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, helping Armenia to win the gold medal.[2] Mkrtchian took the bronze medal at the 7th European Women's Individual Championship 2006 held in Kuşadası, Turkey, scoring 7½/11 points.[3] In the 2009 edition she tied with Tatiana Kosintseva for first place scoring 8½/11 and took silver after losing the playoff.[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 European Women's Individual Championship.[6] In the 2015 Women's World Team Chess Championship in Chengdu (China) Mkrtchian won the individual gold medal on the second board.[7]
References edit
- ^ "All Women's Champions of Armenia". Armchess. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ^ OlimpBase 5th Women's European Chess Team Championship, Plovdiv 2003, Armenia
- ^ The Week in Chess 598
- ^ "Tatiana Kosintseva new European Women's Champion 2009". Chess News. ChessBase. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ "Lilit Mkrtchian in the Top 10". Armchess. 2009-12-16. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
- ^ "Hoang Thanh Trang is European Women's Chess Champion". Chessdom. 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2019-06-09.
- ^ Board results. FIDE Women's World Team Chess Championship 2015.
External links edit
- Lilit Mkrtchian rating card at FIDE
- Grandmaster Games Database - Lilit Mkrtchian
- Lilit Mkrtchian team chess record at Olimpbase.org
- Interview
- Press Conference with Lilit Mkrtchian
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