Ara Minasian
Number of games in database: 111
Years covered: 1994 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2460
Highest rating achieved in database: 2510
Overall record: +27 -42 =42 (43.2%)*
   * 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 (15)      B40 B51 B42 B31 B47  English (10)      A13 A16 A17 A14 A15  English, 1 c4 e5 (5)      A28 A22 A23 A25  Ruy Lopez (4)      C60 C69 C78	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (10)      C67 C60 C84 C87 C65  Alekhine's Defense (7)      B05 B03 B02  Dutch Defense (6)      A85 A89 A87 A81  Slav (6)      D10 D15 D17  Reti System (5)      A04 A06

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   Ara Minasian vs Ehlvest, 2004 1-0

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page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. A Yegiazarian vs Ara Minasian   ½-½ 35 1994 ARM-ch A26 English 2. Ara Minasian vs M Brodsky   ½-½ 18 1994 Kstovo op B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 3. Ara Minasian vs A Yegiazarian   ½-½ 67 1995 ARM-ch B82 Sicilian, Scheveningen 4. Ara Minasian vs Movsesian   0-1 41 1996 ARM-ch A53 Old Indian 5. Ara Minasian vs Aronian   ½-½ 48 1996 RUS-Cup3 B20 Sicilian 6. Ara Minasian vs Aronian   1-0 41 1996 ARM-ch A28 English 7. A Yegiazarian vs Ara Minasian   0-1 26 1996 ARM-ch A09 Reti Opening 8. Y Kruppa vs Ara Minasian   1-0 46 1997 EUCup Gr1 B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 9. Ara Minasian vs Aronian   ½-½ 64 1999 ARM-ch A23 English, Bremen System, Keres Variation 10. Dreev vs Ara Minasian   1-0 36 1999 Ubeda Open A81 Dutch 11. Ara Minasian vs Tiviakov   1-0 47 1999 Anibal Open B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 12. Ara Minasian vs M Sorokin   0-1 53 1999 Open Ubeda C55 Two Knights Defense 13. K Landa vs Ara Minasian   1-0 52 1999 Anibal Open C12 French, McCutcheon 14. Ara Minasian vs G Sargissian 0-1 39 1999 ARM-ch B66 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 15. Ara Minasian vs A Yegiazarian   0-1 50 1999 ARM-ch A00 Uncommon Opening 16. Ara Minasian vs A Sokolov   0-1 24 1999 Anibal Open B40 Sicilian 17. Ara Minasian vs M Kazhgaleyev   ½-½ 20 1999 Anibal Open C78 Ruy Lopez 18. Ara Minasian vs G Sargissian   ½-½ 94 2000 ARM-ch A07 King's Indian Attack 19. A Yegiazarian vs Ara Minasian   1-0 65 2000 ARM-ch B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 20. Ara Minasian vs Aronian   1-0 25 2000 ARM-ch A15 English 21. Ara Minasian vs Lputian   ½-½ 11 2001 ch-ARM A14 English 22. Ara Minasian vs T Kiroski 1-0 45 2001 2nd IECC D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav 23. Ara Minasian vs D Petrosian   1-0 50 2001 open C02 French, Advance 24. A Anastasian vs Ara Minasian   ½-½ 28 2001 ch-ARM A04 Reti Opening 25. E Pigusov vs Ara Minasian   ½-½ 25 2001 2nd IECC A04 Reti Opening  page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 111    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2) | Ara Minasian wins | Ara Minasian loses

Feb-15-06    Bobak Zahmat: Poor guy :) Out of his six games which he has played the Alekhine Defense he has lost FOUR! Feb-15-06    Bobak Zahmat: For a discussion about the Alekhine's Defense (B03) just click on the link. Feb-19-06    EmperorAtahualpa: So little games in this database for a GM! Feb-19-06    Bobak Zahmat: His 42,6% overall record isn't really encouraging perhaps. Feb-19-06    Jim Bartle: Maybe those folks arguing about "(R/n-1)?, + õ?(i.e. the Elo differential?)- i?(n!)¸+ --¾[°](which is -n-1ª)" over on the Linares page might want to correct me, but I suspect that if you're going to have players with overall records above 50%, by definition you're going to have some below 50%. It can't be like Lake Woebegone, where "all the children are above average." Feb-19-06    Bobak Zahmat: <Jim Bartle> That's true. Feb-19-06    EmperorAtahualpa: I've found many more games by this player, which I've submitted to <chessgames.com>. I hope they will appear in the database soon! Feb-20-06    Bobak Zahmat: Thanks dude. Mar-17-06    BIDMONFA: Ara Minasian MINASIAN, Ara http://www.bidmonfa.com/minasian_ar... _ Apr-11-06    Bobak Zahmat: Ara Minasian is an Armenian GM, he has played at the 61st Armenian Championship. Look also http://www.armchess.am/photos.html Apr-11-06    plang: He is not as well known as his stronger countryman Artashes Minasian. They need to distinguish between Art. Minasian and Ara Minasian. It is confusing. Apr-13-06    Bobak Zahmat: Artashes Minasian has this far a fantastic score of 5/7 during the European Championship.

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