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Artashes Minasian
Minasian 
 

Number of games in database: 853
Years covered: 1978 to 2020
Last FIDE rating: 2460 (2470 rapid, 2549 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2620
Overall record: +329 -198 =306 (57.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 20 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (134) 
    B23 B50 B31 B30 B21
 King's Indian Attack (50) 
    A07 A08
 Uncommon Opening (40) 
    A00 B00
 French Defense (31) 
    C18 C11 C02 C13 C16
 Reti System (30) 
    A06 A04 A05
 Nimzo-Larsen Attack (29) 
    A01
With the Black pieces:
 Robatsch (69) 
    B06
 Queen's Pawn Game (56) 
    A40 A41 D02 A46 D00
 Modern Benoni (40) 
    A56 A67 A62 A70 A64
 Sicilian (36) 
    B32 B33 B30 B31 B22
 Caro-Kann (31) 
    B12 B18 B10 B13 B15
 Uncommon Opening (31) 
    B00 A00
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Minasian vs O Nikolenko, 1991 1-0
   M Abeln vs Minasian, 2003 0-1
   S Volkov vs Minasian, 2003 0-1
   Minasian vs T L Petrosian, 2006 1-0
   Minasian vs T Nalbandian, 2008 1-0
   S Volkov vs Minasian, 2009 1/2-1/2
   Lagno vs Minasian, 2007 0-1
   Van Wely vs Minasian, 1999 0-1
   N Morozov vs Minasian, 2018 0-1
   Minasian vs Romanishin, 1990 1/2-1/2

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2000)

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   USSR Championship (1991)
   New York Open (1998)
   Armenian Championship (1995)
   66th Armenian Championship (2006)
   Leningrad (1990)
   World Senior Teams Championship (50+) (2017)
   European Club Cup (2008)
   Cannes Open (1995)
   Groningen Open (1990)
   National Open (1993)
   Ubeda Open (1999)
   Manila Olympiad (1992)
   European Championship (2005)
   European Championship (2003)
   European Championship (2009)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 ch-ARM Rapid
   Martirosyan vs Minasian (Jan-23-20) 1-0, rapid
   Z Andriasian vs Minasian (Jan-22-20) 1-0, rapid
   Minasian vs A M Sargsyan (Jan-22-20) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   S Sargsyan vs Minasian (Jun-10-18) 1-0
   K Alekseenko vs Minasian (Mar-28-18) 1-0

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ARTASHES MINASIAN
(born Jan-21-1967, 58 years old) Armenia

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GM Artashes Navasardovich Minasian was the last champion of the Soviet Union (1991) [rusbase-1]. Minasian won the Armenian Chess Championship six times, in 1990, 1992 (=Ashot Anastasian), 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006. He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23 −12 =28. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad. Along with himself, the team consisted of Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Karen Asrian, Smbat Lputian, Gabriel Sargissian). Minasian won the Armenian Chess Championship six times, in 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2004 and 2006. He also won the final USSR Chess Championship in 1991 and New York open championship in 1998.

In December 2009, he was awarded the title of Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia.

Wikipedia article: Artashes Minasian

Last updated: 2023-09-13 09:04:22

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 page 1 of 35; games 1-25 of 853  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. Z Lanka vs Minasian  1-0311978USSR Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
2. P Korzubov vs Minasian  1-0281978USSR Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
3. Minasian vs A Sokolov  ½-½421978USSR Junior ChampionshipB83 Sicilian
4. Minasian vs A Anastasian  1-0391982Armenian ChampionshipB28 Sicilian, O'Kelly Variation
5. V Shaboian vs Minasian  1-0361982Armenian ChampionshipD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
6. Dolmasian vs Minasian  0-1301982Armenian ChampionshipC82 Ruy Lopez, Open
7. Minasian vs S Galdunts 0-1361982Armenian ChampionshipC53 Giuoco Piano
8. Minasian vs Dreev  0-1411982Sochi U16 selectionB23 Sicilian, Closed
9. Minasian vs Gelfand  1-0381982Sochi U16 selectionB51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
10. Bareev vs Minasian  ½-½611982Sochi U16 selectionD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
11. Shabalov vs Minasian  ½-½401982Sochi U16 selectionB33 Sicilian
12. Minasian vs Khenkin  1-0271982Sochi U16 selectionB12 Caro-Kann Defense
13. Salov vs Minasian 1-0311983Junior Selection TournamentA60 Benoni Defense
14. N Kulinskiy vs Minasian  0-1371983Junior Selection TournamentD02 Queen's Pawn Game
15. V Ozolins vs Minasian  0-1381984USSR Junior ChampionshipA05 Reti Opening
16. Minasian vs Ivanchuk  ½-½461984USSR Junior ChampionshipB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
17. Minasian vs V Nevednichy 1-0201985URS-chT (Juniors)C18 French, Winawer
18. Shabalov vs Minasian  1-0271985USSR Junior ChampionshipA65 Benoni, 6.e4
19. M Golubev vs Minasian 1-0631985USSR Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
20. A Nosenko vs Minasian  1-0341985USSR Junior ChampionshipA77 Benoni, Classical, 9...Re8, 10.Nd2
21. Minasian vs V L Ivanov  1-0351985USSR Junior ChampionshipB33 Sicilian
22. A Aleksandrov vs Minasian  1-0421988Chitchiyan MemorialA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
23. E Rajskij vs Minasian  1-0471988Chitchiyan MemorialD31 Queen's Gambit Declined
24. Minasian vs S Savchenko  0-1331988Chitchiyan MemorialB17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation
25. V Moskalenko vs Minasian  1-0441988Chitchiyan MemorialA67 Benoni, Taimanov Variation
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Kibitzer's Corner
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...
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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.
Feb-16-09  nhat8121: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Is this the GM X that rushed forward with murder in his eyes? hahaha, too funny.

Feb-16-09  Davolni: <Gormally's action was fairly harmless, but he had violated one of the basic laws of nature and evolution, which says: never attack an Armenian. Immediately a random countryman of Aronian, whom we shall call GM X (and who happens to be a reserve player on the US team, rated 2575), rushed forward with murder in his eyes. Figuratively speaking, we believe.>

you read it, but not till the end. GM Artashes Minasian has nothing to do with US team. So it's not him.

and this subject is one of those talked over subjects, where there was a lot of arguements at the time it was happening. So don't open another "long" conversation.

bottom line. Gormalyy guy acted stupid, and he got punished for what he did. PERIOD.

by the way GM "Y" is Yasser Seirawan, in case you didn't read it till the end....

Feb-16-09  nhat8121: haha you're right, I somehow read "reserve on the US team" as "reserve on the Armenia team" instead.
Feb-16-09  nhat8121: yes, so that GM X is Akobian Varuzhan.
Jan-16-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Had a brutal loss against Hovhannisyan today. Blundered on his 10th move and might as well have resigned but played on until the 25th move.
Jan-21-14
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  Penguincw: Happy 47th birthday to GM Artashes Minasian.
Jan-21-16  TheFocus: Happy birthday, GM Artashes Minasian.

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