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Samvel Ter-Sahakyan
Number of games in database: 174
Years covered: 2005 to 2013
Last FIDE rating: 2582
Highest rating achieved in database: 2592
Overall record: +72 -35 =67 (60.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (48) 
    B90 B32 B96 B42 B33
 Ruy Lopez (20) 
    C84 C65 C67 C78 C94
 Sicilian Najdorf (14) 
    B90 B96 B94 B93
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (8) 
    C84 C94 C91 C87
 French Defense (8) 
    C18 C07 C11 C05
 Sicilian Taimanov (6) 
    B48 B47 B45
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (36) 
    B90 B22 B51 B45 B81
 Semi-Slav (16) 
    D45 D47 D43 D44 D46
 Sicilian Najdorf (12) 
    B90 B97 B91 B94 B93
 Queen's Gambit Declined (9) 
    D31 D30 D36 D38
 Slav (9) 
    D11 D15 D10 D17
 Sicilian Scheveningen (7) 
    B81 B80 B85 B84
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SAMVEL TER-SAHAKYAN
(born Sep-19-1993) Armenia

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Ter-Sahakyan became a Grandmaster in October 2008, a few weeks before his 15th birthday when his ELO reached 2500 during the World U18 championship. He made his first impact in international chess when he became the 2003 European U10 Champion. Subsequently he came equal first at the Belfort Youth (U12) World Championship in 2005 alongside Wesley So, Srinath Narayanan and Sanan Sjugirov, 12th at the Batumi U14 Youth World Championship in 2006, runner-up in the 2008 European U16 championship, the 2009 European U18 champion, runner-up at the same event in 2010, runner up on tiebreak behind Vasif Durarbayli at the Batumi U18 World Youth Championship in 2010, and equal 9th with 8.5/13 at the World Junior Championships (2011) before breaking through to win the 2011 World U18 Championship that was held in Brazil, scoring 8/9 and a TPR of 2705. In other competition he was second in the 2011 Armenian Championship behind Robert Hovhannisyan, and scored 7/11 (TPR 2680) at the 12th European Individual Championship (2011), 5.5/9 (+4 -2 =3) in the 2011 Dubai Open and 5/9 (+3 -2 =4) in the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk. He won the under-18 section of the 2011 World Youth Championship in Caldas Novas, Brazil, scoring 8/9 (+7 =2). In 2012 he tool outright 3rd place in the 74th Armenian Championship with 6/10 (+3 -1 =6) and later that year placed =5th with a solid 9/13 at the World Junior Championship (2012).

Photo: http://www.bidmonfa.com/ter_sahakya...


 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 174  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. S Sjugirov vs S Ter-Sahakyan  1-077 2005 Belfort YWCC boys under 12B54 Sicilian
2. Yifan Hou vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½53 2005 Wch U12B40 Sicilian
3. S Ter-Sahakyan vs H Tamazyan  1-033 2007 World Junior ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
4. S Ter-Sahakyan vs S Feller  ½-½53 2007 World Junior ChampionshipC67 Ruy Lopez
5. S Ter-Sahakyan vs D Arngrimsson  0-159 2007 World Junior ChampionshipC84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
6. I Popov vs S Ter-Sahakyan  1-032 2007 World Junior ChampionshipB85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
7. G Nigalidze vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½34 2007 World Junior ChampionshipD17 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
8. D Kalashian vs S Ter-Sahakyan  1-051 2007 World Junior ChampionshipB85 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Classical
9. S Ter-Sahakyan vs M Alvarez Ramirez  1-065 2007 World Junior ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
10. S Ter-Sahakyan vs D Howell  0-132 2007 World Junior ChampionshipC47 Four Knights
11. S Ter-Sahakyan vs T Sanikidze 0-140 2007 World Junior ChampionshipB60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
12. V Laznicka vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½26 2007 World Junior ChampionshipD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
13. A Nasri vs S Ter-Sahakyan  0-137 2007 World Junior ChampionshipD15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
14. H Vardanian vs S Ter-Sahakyan  0-133 2007 World Junior ChampionshipA27 English, Three Knights System
15. A Yegiazarian vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½59 2008 Armenian ChampionshipC42 Petrov Defense
16. S Ter-Sahakyan vs M Kanarek  1-036 2008 EU-ch U16 18thB32 Sicilian
17. Potkin vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½37 2008 European Individual ChampionshipD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
18. J Plenca vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½45 2008 Open 18-wyccB80 Sicilian, Scheveningen
19. S Ter-Sahakyan vs H Stevic  1-025 2008 European Individual ChampionshipC60 Ruy Lopez
20. A Pashikian vs S Ter-Sahakyan ½-½91 2008 Lake SevanD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
21. T Kotanjian vs S Ter-Sahakyan 1-058 2008 Armenian ChampionshipD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
22. S Ter-Sahakyan vs A Pavlidis  ½-½60 2008 EU-ch U16 18thC74 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
23. S Zhigalko vs S Ter-Sahakyan  ½-½37 2008 European Individual ChampionshipA27 English, Three Knights System
24. A Aitbayev vs S Ter-Sahakyan  0-153 2008 Open 18-wyccB84 Sicilian, Scheveningen
25. A Grigoryan vs S Ter-Sahakyan  1-037 2008 Lake SevanD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 174  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-05-07  argishti: A new Armenian prodigy? rated 2351 on the fide list. not bad.
Jun-28-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ARMENIA: <argishti> He is beyond the prodigy level... Recently school has kept him away from the chess world. (Armenian parents are too strict and want him to have chess as a second choice in life). He has had some huge victories in his short years of playing and if more time devoted I believe much more is to come:)

God Bless Armenia

Jul-02-07
Premium Chessgames Member
  ARMENIA: He has a perfect score in seven rounds played so far and two more to go. He has 7 out of 7! I will let it sink it a second...:)

God Bless Armenia

Sep-21-07  argishti: Wow, lets hope this kid get up to Aronian, cause it would be nice to have 3 people at the super-GM level. :)
Jan-15-08  BIDMONFA: Samvel Ter Sahakyan

TER-SAHAKYAN, Samvel
http://www.bidmonfa.com/ter_sahakya...
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Jan-18-08  DUS: Congrats to young chess player Samvel Ter-Sahakyan! All the best and new great victories!

<Young chess player Samvel Ter-Sahakyan after completing an International Master norm also fulfilled a Grandmaster norm after the 9th round of the 68th Armenian Championship.

This is an unprecedented case in the rich history of Armenian chess, when a 14-year-old player fulfills a GM norm.>

http://armchess.am/

May-02-08  DUS: I think in Plovdiv 2008 Europinan Individual Chess Championship the most impressive among representatives of Armenia was young (14 or 15) FM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan, who has 7 points, 5 victories perhaps all against GMs! I hope soon he will get a GM title and will be a member of Armenian national team. Perhaps he will play on board # 4 (#1 Levon Aronian, #2 Vladimir Akopian, # 3 Gabriel Sargissian).
May-03-08  hovik2003: <DUS>
He has already been granted a GM title, according to Armenian chess federation, quiet a accomplishment jumping from FM to GM (overpassing IM title) in one competition!, I think this is for first time in FIDE's history.

May-03-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: wow that is impressive
May-06-08  DUS: Congrats to young chess star Samvel Ter-Sahakyan!

<14 year-old Armenian chess player Samvel Ter-Sahakyan achieved a Grandmaster norm at the 9th European Individual Championship held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Ter-Sahakyan had reached such an achievement for the first time in the 68th Armenian Championship in January of this year.

Samvel Ter-Sahakyan will become the youngest Grandmaster in the whole Armenian chess history.>

http://armchess.am/

May-06-08  DUS: The norm was 6.5 points, and Samvel had 7 points.

I wish he will continue to improve as he does now. By the way, he also has a very talented chess teacher. But the most important is the player's talent of course.

<Hovik>, yes he did both IM and GM norms at once, and very young. Really it is impressive.

Sep-18-08  khursh: After round four at European Youth Chess Championship his RP is 2913 http://www.chess-results.com/tnr146...
Nov-29-08  arsen387: http://armchess.am/

<28-Nov-2008 New Titles to Armenian Chess Players

The FIDE Congress in Dresden awarded Grandmaster titles to two Armenian chess players, Hrant Melkumyan and 15 year-old Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (conditional). Ter-Sahakyan's title will come into force after his official Elo reaches 2500. >

Nov-29-08  ppeti84: Does he sing the song what what in the butt?
Sep-09-09  DUS: <ppeti84> I do not know the answer of your idiotic question.
Sep-09-09  DUS: Just today GM Samvel Ter-Sahakyan became European U18 Champion. Congratulations!

He is 16, but has played in U18 section.

Sep-09-09  karoaper: <DUS: <ppeti84> I do not know the answer of your idiotic question.>

LMAO

Nov-26-11  Davolni: Congratulations to Samvel Ter-Sahakyan for becoming a world champion Under 18 section in World Youth Chess Championship 2011 in Brazil!
Nov-27-11
Premium Chessgames Member
  twinlark: Congratulations on his fine result in winning the U18 World Championship.
Mar-09-13  joeyj: I could find 2 differing birthdates of Samvel Ter-Sahakyan

1. September 19, 1993
Refs: http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samwel... http://www.bidmonfa.com/ter_sahakya...

2. November 19, 1993
Ref: Samvel Ter-Sahakyan

Which is real ???

Mar-11-13
Premium Chessgames Member
  cro777: GM Samvel Rubenovich Ter-Sahakyan was born on September 19, 1993 at 12:00 (GMT+0) in Vanadzor, Armenia.
Mar-11-13  joeyj: Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (born Sep 19, 1993) whose FIDE rating on July 2008 was 2480 gained a commulative total of +14.8 rating points in 3-Tournaments he participated and the last was the World Youth Under-16 Chess Olympiad on August 2008 to register his live rating at 2494.8. He only needs at least +5.2 to breach the 2500 rating and complete his GM title requirements (3-GM norms were already previously achieved). On September 18, 2008, just 1-day short of celebrating his 15th birthday, at age <14yrs-11mos-30days>, he gained a commulative total of +8.2 rating after four rounds (R1-R4) of play at the European Youth Chess Championship 2008 – Boys U16 to register a live rating of 2503.

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