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    Varuzhan Akobian (Armenian: Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Originally...
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  • Vitiugov  United States Hikaru Nakamura Alexander Onischuk Yuri Shulman Varuzhan Akobian Robert Hess Ray Robson  India Pentala Harikrishna Surya Shekhar Ganguly...
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  • Ehlvest, Aleks Wojtkiewicz, Benjamin Finegold, Jonathan Rowson, and Varuzhan Akobian. 2003 – The 31st World Open was held from June 28 to July 6 at the...
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    Alexander Onischuk, Hikaru Nakamura, Ildar Ibragimov, Gregory Kaidanov, Varuzhan Akobian 2008 38th Chess Olympiad Dresden, Germany  Armenia 19 Levon Aronian...
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    58 2014 Gata Kamsky (5) Kamsky won a playoff rapid against Varuzhan Akobian after Akobian qualified by beating Aleksandr Lenderman on an Armageddon tie-break...
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    Naroditsky scored 7½/9 to share second place with Alexander Shabalov, Varuzhan Akobian, and Julio Sadorra, but behind Alejandro Ramírez. This qualified him...
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    Shankland, Gata Kamsky, and Alexander Onischuk; GMs Alexander Shabalov, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong and Aleksandr Lenderman; and IM Akshat Chandra. In September...
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  • Hakobyan (redirect from Akobian)
    Agopyan (1857–1921), Ottoman Armenian landscape and portrait painter Varuzhan Akobian, Armenian-American chess Grandmaster Arthur Akopian, Soviet Armenian...
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  • Åkesson (Sweden, born 1961) Anna Akhsharumova (Russia, US, born 1957) Varuzhan Akobian (Armenia, US, born 1983) Vladimir Akopian (Armenia, born 1971) Mohammed...
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    1, Andre Agassi. Armenian-born chess players Tatev Abrahamyan and Varuzhan Akobian have represented the US in Chess Olympiad. The first ever Armenian...
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  • and as Black in 2011 against GM Varuzhan Akobian. The Chessgames.com team won a rematch as White against GM Akobian in 2012, and won against GM Simon...
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    Fabiano Caruana. The other tournament participants included Gata Kamsky, Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Alexander Onischuk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Samuel...
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  • Varoujan (redirect from Varuzhan)
    poet Varuzhan Akobian (born 1983), Armenian-American chess grandmaster Varuzhan Sukiasyan (born 1956), Armenian footballer and manager Varuzhan Yepremyan...
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  • чемпионатах Минска по шахматам (1946-1960)". July 2016. "Chessdom - Varuzhan Akobian - Yury Shulman match". Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. FIDE...
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     Konstantin Sakaev (RUS), 2626 (E09)  Gadir Guseinov (AZE), 2625 (E09)  Varuzhan Akobian (USA), 2624 (Z2.1)  Lê Quang Liêm (VIE), 2624 (AS)  Chanda Sandipan (IND)...
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    Yengibaryan, Soviet light-welterweight boxer Levon Aronian, chess player Varuzhan Akobian, American chess Grandmaster Zaven Andriasian, chess Grandmaster and...
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    Schliemann Defense, Dyckhoff Variation (C63), 0-1 Alexander Shabalov vs Varuzhan Akobian, US Championships 2003 2003, French Defense: Advance, Lputian Variation...
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     Daniil Dubov (RUS), 2666 (E16)  Martyn Kravtsiv (UKR), 2665 (E17)  Varuzhan Akobian (USA), 2662 (Z2.1)  Gawain Jones (ENG), 2660 (E17)  Boris Grachev (RUS)...
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     Alexandr Fier (BRA), 2636 (Z2.4)  S. P. Sethuraman (IND), 2635 (Z3.7)  Varuzhan Akobian (USA), 2635 (Z2.1)  David Antón Guijarro (ESP), 2635 (E14)  Romain...
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    No. 10, 1998, pp. 55–57 (in Russian) "GM Varuzhan Akobian Biography". The Official Site of GM Varuzhan Akobian. Archived from the original on 25 September...
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  • in five years. March 24 – Doeberl Cup Premier in Canberra won by GM Varuzhan Akobian (USA) scoring 71⁄2/9. March 24 – Welsh Championship in Cardiff won...
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     Rasmus Svane (GER), 2615 (E) 83.    Viktor Erdős (HUN), 2614 (E) 84.    Varuzhan Akobian (USA), 2614 (PN) 85.    Pouya Idani (IRI), 2614 (FN) 86.    Amin Tabatabaei (IRI)...
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    director of the Brooklyn Chess Academy. His former students include Varuzhan Akobian, Irina Krush, Jennifer Shahade, and the late Lembit Oll.[citation needed]...
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    Ashotovich Grigorian (Uzbekistan), Tatev Abrahamyan, Samuel Sevian, Varuzhan Akobian, Melikset Khachiyan and Levon Aronian (United States), Dina Kagramanov...
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    first residency): Ben Finegold, Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramírez, Varuzhan Akobian, Jennifer Shahade, Ronen Har-Zvi, Irina Krush, Joshua Friedel, Anna...
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    Queen's Indian, 4.g3 Queen's Indian Defense In 2011, Ivanov defeated Varuzhan Akobian and Daniel Naroditsky in the US Championship. In 1988, Ivanov won against...
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    77) 0.5 (B 80) 0 (W 78) 0 (B 67) 1 (W 114) 1 (B 111) 4.5 2561 100 Varuzhan Akobian 2582 0.5 (B 66) 0 (W 83) 0 (B 106) 1 (B 114) 0.5 (W 38) 0.5 (W 108)...
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    Cup, from which he was eliminated in the first round after losing to Varuzhan Akobian by 7–9. In October 2011 he tied for 3rd–15th in the open section of...
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  • Rogers, Aleksandar Wohl 2006 Igor Goldenberg 2007 Ian Rogers 2008 Varuzhan Akobian (USA) 2009 Deep Sengupta (IND) 2010 Li Chao (CHN) 2011 Andrei Deviatkin...
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  • Scott Jr., politician, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas November 19 Varuzhan Akobian, Armenian-born chess grandmaster Adam Driver, actor DeAngelo Hall,...
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