Artashes Minasian
Number of games in database: 392
Years covered: 1983 to 2008
Current FIDE rating: 2574
Highest rating achieved in database: 2620
Overall record: +136 -108 =145 (53.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      3 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  Sicilian (63)      B23 B50 B40 B31 B21  Uncommon Opening (24)      A00 B00  French Defense (15)      C18 C11 C02 C16 C00  King's Indian Attack (14)      A07 A08  Giuoco Piano (9)      C50  Reti System (9)      A04 A05	With the Black pieces:  Robatsch (32)      B06  Queen's Pawn Game (19)      A40 A41  Reti System (18)      A04 A05  Caro-Kann (15)      B12 B18 B15 B19 B13  Uncommon Opening (15)      B00  Pirc (14)      B07 B09 B08

NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Lahno vs A Minasian, 2007 0-1
   A Minasian vs T Nalbandian, 2008 1-0
   A Minasian vs Van Wely, 1994 1-0
   Vyzmanavin vs A Minasian, 1992 1/2-1/2

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page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 392  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Salov vs A Minasian 1-0 31 1983 Yaroslavl (Russia) A60 Benoni Defense 2. A Minasian vs Gipslis   0-1 40 1988 Ch URS (club) B07 Pirc 3. A Minasian vs G Timoshchenko   0-1 38 1988 URS-chT B33 Sicilian 4. Psakhis vs A Minasian   ½-½ 66 1989 Moscow GMA-op E90 King's Indian 5. Kaidanov vs A Minasian   ½-½ 9 1989 World Cup ( open ) A43 Old Benoni 6. A Minasian vs Y Yakovich   ½-½ 49 1989 It (open) C45 Scotch Game 7. Shirov vs A Minasian   1-0 56 1989 Frunze A56 Benoni Defense 8. A Minasian vs G Timoshenko   ½-½ 25 1989 Podolsk GMA-qual B03 Alekhine's Defense 9. A Minasian vs N Davies   1-0 23 1990 It (open) B06 Robatsch 10. G Orlov vs A Minasian   0-1 55 1990 Ch URS (young masters) B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 11. A Minasian vs V Tukmakov   0-1 40 1990 Lvov zt C11 French 12. M Sorokin vs A Minasian   1-0 23 1990 URS-ch U26 A43 Old Benoni 13. A Minasian vs Oll   1-0 29 1990 Lviv C18 French, Winawer 14. A Minasian vs Romanishin   ½-½ 90 1990 Lvov A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack 15. Kharlov vs A Minasian   0-1 52 1991 URS-ch58 B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 16. A Minasian vs Eingorn   1-0 50 1991 Ch URS C55 Two Knights Defense 17. G Timoshenko vs A Minasian   0-1 38 1991 URS-ch U26 B07 Pirc 18. Kharlov vs A Minasian   0-1 36 1991 URS-ch U26 B22 Sicilian, Alapin 19. Vaganian vs A Minasian 0-1 57 1991 Moscow URS ch A30 English, Symmetrical 20. A Minasian vs Dreev   1-0 37 1991 URS-ch58 [Kindermann,S Knaak,R] C11 French 21. M Brodsky vs A Minasian   ½-½ 64 1991 URS-ch U26 B32 Sicilian 22. M Sorokin vs A Minasian   1-0 73 1991 URS-ch U26 B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening 23. A Minasian vs Y Kruppa 0-1 44 1991 URS-ch U26 C50 Giuoco Piano 24. A Minasian vs Svidler   ½-½ 47 1992 Chj-URS Jurmala C77 Ruy Lopez 25. A Minasian vs Adams 0-1 30 1992 Debrecen 56/1 A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack  page 1 of 16; games 1-25 of 392

May-26-04    Everett: This guy plays some of the strongest KIA against the Sicilian in GM play. No joke. See Minasian vs Ehlvest, 2004 Feb-19-05    whithergoes: Minasian is still perhaps the chess champion of the Soviet Union, having won the last USSR championship that concluded on 13 November 1991, just weeks before the USSR ceased to exist. Feb-19-05    roni.chessman: Yeah and RADJABOV toppled him WOOHOO!!!! Apr-14-05    WorldChampeen: Armenian Chess Federation website, http://www.armchess.am/ Nov-10-05    atripodi: <This guy plays some of the strongest KIA against the Sicilian in GM play. No joke.> Great game, but wrong Minasian I'm afraid. That game was played by Ara Minasian, currently ranked 13th in Armenia. Jan-21-06    BIDMONFA: Artashes Minasian MINASIAN, Artashes http://www.bidmonfa.com/minasian_ar... _ Apr-17-06    Bobak Zahmat: GM Minasian Artashes finished 35th at the 7th European Individual Championship (2006)/Artashes Minasian, his performance was 2590 (look also http://euro2006.tsf.org.tr/en/stand...) Jun-10-07    dx9293: Minasian also won the 1998 New York Open.

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