Sergey Mikhailovich Grigoriants (Russian: Сергей Михайлович Григорьянц; born 2 November 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster who represents Hungary.
| Sergey Grigoriants | |
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 Grigoriants in 2008 | |
| Country | Russia (until 2022) Hungary (since 2022) |
| Born | 2 November 1983 Tashkent, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, USSR |
| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
| FIDE rating | 2535 (May 2024) |
| Peak rating | 2606 (August 2015) |
Chess career edit
Grigoriants won the U14 section of the World Youth Championships in 1997 and the U16 section of the European Youth Championships in 1999.[1] In 2004, he shared first place with Evgeny Najer, Kaido Külaots, Artyom Timofeev, Zoltan Gyimesi and Oleg Korneev in the Cappelle-la-Grande Open tournament.[2] The following year, Grigoriants attained the title of Moscow Champion.
In 2006 he scored 7 points out of 10 games, a half point less than the winner, at the 22nd Open tournament in Cappelle-la-Grande.[3]
In 2018 he married the Hungarian chess player Petra Papp.[4]
References edit
- ^ Crowther, Mark (13 September 1999). "TWIC 253: European Youth Championships". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (8 March 2004). "TWIC 487: Cappelle-la-Grande open". The Week in Chess. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Cappelle op 22nd, www.365chess.com
- ^ Ещё одна шахматная семья: поженились Сергей Григорьянц и Петра Папп (Another chess family: Sergei Grigoriants and Petra Papp are married), chess-news.ru, 20 June 2018
External links edit
- Sergey Grigoriants rating card at FIDE
- Sergey Grigoriants player profile and games at Chessgames.com
- Sergey Grigoriants games at 365Chess.com
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