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Karen Movsziszian
K Movsziszian 
Photo credit: schachbund.de  

Number of games in database: 433
Years covered: 1964 to 2025
Last FIDE rating: 2421 (2456 rapid, 2431 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2570
Overall record: +193 -127 =113 (57.6%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Uncommon Opening (58) 
    A00 B00
 King's Indian Attack (45) 
    A07
 Reti System (14) 
    A04 A06 A05
 Sicilian (11) 
    B89 B90 B87 B47 B33
 King's Indian (11) 
    E73 E87 E88 E74 E70
 Bogo Indian (7) 
    E11
With the Black pieces:
 Robatsch (42) 
    B06
 King's Indian (41) 
    E94 E63 E61 E71 E91
 Pirc (39) 
    B07 B08 B09
 Sicilian (29) 
    B90 B25 B92 B97 B91
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A41 A40 A45 D02
 Sicilian Najdorf (16) 
    B90 B99 B92 B97 B91
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   J Exposito Amaro vs K Movsziszian, 2017 0-1
   K Movsziszian vs J A Chirivi Castiblanco, 2012 1-0
   K Movsziszian vs T Luther, 1995 1-0
   K Movsziszian vs Suba, 2005 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Berliner Sommer (1993)
   Cuxhaven Open (1993)
   Sevilla Open (2006)
   Benasque Open (1997)
   Casino Open (1995)
   IIFL Wealth Mumbai Open 2016/17 (2016)
   Dresden Open (1994)
   Wichern Open (1995)
   Narciso Yepes Open (2001)
   Delhi Open (2017)
   Benasque Open (1999)
   German Championship (1996)
   Berliner Sommer (1994)
   Dortmund Open-A (1992)
   El Llobregat Open (2023)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Semana Santa Open
   Z Liu vs K Movsziszian (Apr-21-25) 1/2-1/2
   K Movsziszian vs B Sinz (Apr-20-25) 1-0
   Sriansh Das vs K Movsziszian (Apr-19-25) 1-0
   K Movsziszian vs A Kozak (Apr-18-25) 1/2-1/2
   K Movsziszian vs S Vetokhin (Apr-18-25) 0-1

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KAREN MOVSZISZIAN
(born Jan-06-1963, 62 years old) Armenia

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Grandmaster. He was Armenian Champion in 1981. European 50+ Champion in 2017, World 50+ Champion in 2018.

Wikipedia article: Karen Movsziszian

Last updated: 2019-01-06 08:45:59

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 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 450  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Gufeld vs K Movsziszian  1-02919644th Soviet Team Cup sf BakuB95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
2. K Movsziszian vs A Panchenko  1-045198316th Soviet Team Championship qual-3A47 Queen's Indian
3. A Kovalev vs K Movsziszian  1-041198316th Soviet Team Championship qual-3B07 Pirc
4. K Movsziszian vs Z Sturua  0-120198316th Soviet Team Championship qual-3A00 Uncommon Opening
5. J Vetemaa vs K Movsziszian  0-135198316th Soviet Team Championship qual-3B08 Pirc, Classical
6. Tseitlin vs K Movsziszian  1-033198316th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB08 Pirc, Classical
7. K Movsziszian vs E Kengis  ½-½58198316th Soviet Team Championship Final-AA00 Uncommon Opening
8. Vasiukov vs K Movsziszian  1-043198316th Soviet Team Championship Final-AB08 Pirc, Classical
9. K Movsziszian vs Azmaiparashvili  1-0251985LeningradB08 Pirc, Classical
10. K Movsziszian vs G Zaichik  1-0311985USSR Team ChampionshipE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
11. S Zagrebelny vs K Movsziszian  0-1381986Minsk ttB92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation
12. K Movsziszian vs Gelfand 1-058198618th Soviet Team-ch final BB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
13. K Movsziszian vs S Savchenko  0-1641988Chitchiyan MemorialA06 Reti Opening
14. K Movsziszian vs V K Makarevich  1-0431988Chitchiyan MemorialB33 Sicilian
15. K Movsziszian vs V Shaboian  1-0221988Chitchiyan MemorialB43 Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3
16. N Kalantaryan vs K Movsziszian  1-0451988Chitchiyan MemorialE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
17. K Movsziszian vs A Shneider  0-1331988Dinamo-chB87 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5
18. K Movsziszian vs A Aleksandrov  1-0371988Chitchiyan MemorialD39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation
19. K Movsziszian vs E Rajskij  0-1591988Chitchiyan MemorialC92 Ruy Lopez, Closed
20. V Moskalenko vs K Movsziszian  1-0441988Chitchiyan MemorialE74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5
21. K Movsziszian vs Mikhalevski  0-1511990Katowice OpenE15 Queen's Indian
22. Glek vs K Movsziszian  0-1751991Budapest FestivalE92 King's Indian
23. K Movsziszian vs Kholmov  ½-½531991Budapest Spring opE11 Bogo-Indian Defense
24. I Lempert vs K Movsziszian  1-0561991Budapest Spring opE69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line
25. H Jonkman vs K Movsziszian  0-1411992Hamburg opB02 Alekhine's Defense
 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 450  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-06-06  BIDMONFA: Karen Movsziszian

MOVSZISZIAN, Karen
http://www.bidmonfa.com/movsziszian...
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Jan-06-06  blingice: Gosh, thanks <BIDMONFA>, another link to your site is what <CG.com> needed!
Sep-28-13  PhilFeeley: Missing the following interesting game:

Movszeszian - Ubilava, 1996. King's Indian Attack:

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. d3 d5 5. Nbd2 c5 6. e4 Nc6 7. 0-0 d4 8. a4 e5 9. Nc64 Bg4 10. Qe1 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 0-0 12. Bg2 Ne8 13. f4 Nd6 14. b3 Qe7 15. Qf2 b6 16. f5 f6 17. h4 Nxc4 18. bxc4 g5 19. hxg5 fxg5 20. Bf3 Bf6 21. Kg2 Rf7 22. Rh1 Rg7 23. Bg4 a5 24. Rh6 Nb8 25. Bd2 Nd7 26. Rah1 Nf8 27. Qe1 Rd8 28. R1h5 Rd6 29. Qc1 Nd7 30. Kh3 Nf8 31. Be2 Nd7 32. g4 Kh8 33. Rxf6 Nxf6 34. Bxg5 Qf8 35. Bxf6 Qxf6 36. g5 Qf7 37. Qe1 Qd7 38. Qh4 Kg8 39. Qg3 h6 40. Qxe5 Rxg5 41. Rxg5+ hxg5 42. Bh5 Rh6 43. Kg4 Kh7 44. Qd5 Qxd5 45. cxd5 b5 46. e5 Bxa4 47. d6 a3 48.Bf7 Kg7 49. d7 Rh8 50. Be8 1-0

Aug-24-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: European 50+ champion 2017, congrats! With five wins and four draws.

https://info64.org/european-senior-...

Jun-10-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: http://chess-results.com/tnr358512.... has him as the winner of the newly finished 10th Capo d'Orso International ACP Open 2018,

congrats!

Jun-11-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Here were the games: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t....

Scored 7.5/9, winning by half a point.

Apr-04-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  ketchuplover: 5/5 at La Nucia,Alicante
Nov-30-22  EvanTheTerrible: A GM who only plays 1.g3!

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