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Eduard Mnatsakanian
E Mnatsakanian 
Photo by Vardan Danielyan  

Number of games in database: 376
Years covered: 1957 to 2015
Last FIDE rating: 2102
Highest rating achieved in database: 2450
Overall record: +91 -149 =136 (42.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (92) 
    B43 B90 B95 B80 B47
 Sicilian Najdorf (26) 
    B90 B95 B97 B94 B96
 French Defense (24) 
    C18 C16 C15 C07 C11
 Caro-Kann (18) 
    B17 B18 B12 B11 B15
 Ruy Lopez (16) 
    C77 C92 C64 C69 C70
 Sicilian Kan (13) 
    B43 B41
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (49) 
    B29 B22 B47 B25 B43
 Slav (24) 
    D17 D11 D10 D15 D18
 English, 1 c4 e5 (15) 
    A21 A25 A26 A22 A29
 Semi-Slav (15) 
    D45 D47 D46 D48
 Ruy Lopez (11) 
    C96 C85 C77 C99 C91
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (8) 
    C96 C85 C99 C91 C93
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   E Mnatsakanian vs J Banas, 1979 1-0
   E Mnatsakanian vs A Zaitsev, 1962 1-0
   E Mnatsakanian vs Alburt, 1977 1-0
   E Mnatsakanian vs M Nurmamedov, 1960 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   World Student Team Championship Final-A (1965)
   Stary Smokovec (1979)
   URS-ch sf Rostov-on-Don (1960)
   Yerevan (1980)
   Kirovakan (1978)
   Varna (1985)
   Yerevan (1977)
   Tigran Petrosian Memorial (1984)
   Yerevan (1976)
   Trade Unions Championship (1964)
   USSR Championship (1962)
   14th Soviet Team Championship Final-C (1979)
   Warsaw Open (1989)
   Katowice Fibak Open (1993)
   European Championship (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 8th Asrian Memorial
   E Mnatsakanian vs A Pashikian (Jun-16-15) 0-1
   V Khachatryan vs E Mnatsakanian (Mar-13-14) 1-0
   E Mnatsakanian vs M Codenotti (Mar-12-14) 0-1
   V Danielyan vs E Mnatsakanian (Mar-11-14) 0-1
   E Mnatsakanian vs H G Vardanian (Mar-10-14) 0-1

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EDUARD MNATSAKANIAN
(born Dec-06-1938, died Jan-18-2016, 77 years old) Armenia

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Eduard Andronikovich Mnatsakanian was an International Master. He was Armenian Champion in 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 and 1967.

Wikipedia article: Eduard Mnatsakanian

Last updated: 2022-12-06 12:46:01

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 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 388  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. E Mnatsakanian vs Taimanov  0-1481957URS-ch qfB41 Sicilian, Kan
2. E Mnatsakanian vs Bagirov  ½-½421957URS-ch qfB13 Caro-Kann, Exchange
3. A Nikitin vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0421957URS-ch sf LeningradC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
4. E Mnatsakanian vs G Ravinsky  ½-½181957URS-ch sf LeningradC46 Three Knights
5. Y Estrin vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0401957URS-ch sf LeningradC59 Two Knights
6. E Mnatsakanian vs Shamkovich  0-1481957URS-ch sf LeningradB32 Sicilian
7. Aronin vs E Mnatsakanian  ½-½381957URS-ch sf LeningradC91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
8. E Mnatsakanian vs A Cherepkov  0-1361957URS-ch sf LeningradC47 Four Knights
9. Antoshin vs E Mnatsakanian 1-0251957URS-ch sf LeningradD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
10. E Mnatsakanian vs Suetin  ½-½351957URS-ch sf LeningradB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
11. I Zilber vs E Mnatsakanian  ½-½331957URS-ch sf LeningradA21 English
12. E Mnatsakanian vs A Polyak  ½-½321957URS-ch sf LeningradB18 Caro-Kann, Classical
13. N Krogius vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0491957URS-ch sf LeningradA21 English
14. E Mnatsakanian vs E Stoliar  1-0811957URS-ch sf LeningradC46 Three Knights
15. S Zhukhovitsky vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0611957URS-ch sf LeningradD22 Queen's Gambit Accepted
16. E Mnatsakanian vs Spassky  1-0401957URS-ch sf LeningradB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
17. V Bykov vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0531957URS-ch sf LeningradA56 Benoni Defense
18. E Mnatsakanian vs Taimanov 0-1341957URS-ch sf LeningradB41 Sicilian, Kan
19. K Klaman vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0411957URS-ch sf LeningradD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
20. E Mnatsakanian vs Tolush  0-1161957URS-ch sf LeningradC47 Four Knights
21. Ragozin vs E Mnatsakanian  1-0451957URS-ch sf LeningradC77 Ruy Lopez
22. E Mnatsakanian vs R Nezhmetdinov 0-1271958URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
23. E Mnatsakanian vs Y Kots  1-0561958URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonC11 French
24. E Mnatsakanian vs A Makarov  0-1701958URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonC05 French, Tarrasch
25. E Mnatsakanian vs I Zilber  1-0411958URS-ch sf Rostov-on-DonC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
 page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 388  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-26-05  sitzkrieg: Anyone who can draw Tal, Stein and Kholmov deserves a short bio. Who is this?
Sep-15-05  Resignation Trap: Eduard Andronikovich Mnatsakanian was born December 6, 1938 in Yerevan Armenia (former USSR). He won the Armenian Championship five times (1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1967).

He played in the USSR Championship finals twice. In 1962 he scored 6.5/19 and in the 1967 event (a Swiss system) he finished 8-5 for 18th-26th place in a field of 126 players.

He was awarded the International Master title in 1978.

He is still active. At a recent event in Yerevan in August 2005, he scored 7.5/9 at a tournament for players 60 and over, second place behind Gagik Hakobian.

Sep-15-05  sitzkrieg: Nice!
Apr-14-16  Eastfrisian: According to this: http://chessfed.am/news/%D5%B4%D5%A... he died in January 2016. R.I.P.
Dec-07-22
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  monopole2313: Played on the Soviet team (gold medal) at the 1964 Student Olympiad along with Roman Pelts, Vladimir Savon, Gennady Anoshin and Albert Kapengut.

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