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Levon Altounian

Number of games in database: 168
Years covered: 1993 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2443 (2417 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2465
Overall record: +71 -30 =54 (63.2%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 13 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Reti System (14) 
    A04 A05 A06
 Sicilian (12) 
    B22 B54
 King's Indian Attack (7) 
    A07 A08
 English (6) 
    A15 A14
 King's Indian (5) 
    E97 E91
With the Black pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (17) 
    A41 E00 D02 A40 A46
 French Defense (13) 
    C05 C02 C18 C07 C16
 Pirc (11) 
    B07
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (9) 
    D25 D20 D21 D24 D27
 King's Indian (8) 
    E94 E77 E91 E64 E98
 French Tarrasch (6) 
    C05 C07
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   F Aleskerov vs L Altounian, 2011 0-1
   L Altounian vs V Bhat, 2010 1/2-1/2
   Shankland vs L Altounian, 2010 0-1
   L Altounian vs Shulman, 2010 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Linklater Memorial (2001)
   American Open (2001)
   National Open (1996)
   North American op (2003)
   United States Championship (2010)
   Chessmaster US Championship 2005 (2004)
   United States Championship (2002)
   104th US Open (2003)
   Pro Chess League (2018)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   2011 Spice Cup (group C) by gauer

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Pro Chess League
   L Altounian vs A Bernotas (Feb-24-18) 0-1, rapid
   L Altounian vs D Gorodetzky (Feb-24-18) 0-1, rapid
   L Altounian vs E Blomqvist (Feb-24-18) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   L O Hauge vs L Altounian (Feb-24-18) 1/2-1/2, rapid
   L Altounian vs Ehlvest (Feb-24-18) 1-0, rapid

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LEVON ALTOUNIAN
(born Jan-16-1975, 50 years old) Armenia (federation/nationality United States of America)

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International Master from the USA. He took 28th-34th place in the 2002 U.S. Chess Championship. He took 18th-31st place in the 2005 U.S. Chess Championship. In 2001, he won the Southern California championship. In 2003, he tied for 1st in the Southern California Championship.

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 page 1 of 7; games 1-25 of 168  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. R Berzinsh vs L Altounian  ½-½181993World Championship U18C18 French, Winawer
2. L Altounian vs M Petrov  0-1571993World Championship U18B22 Sicilian, Alapin
3. L Altounian vs M Munoz Pantoja  1-0551993World Championship U18E97 King's Indian
4. A Sidorenko vs L Altounian  ½-½511993World Championship U18C33 King's Gambit Accepted
5. L Altounian vs R Forster  ½-½511993World Championship U18B22 Sicilian, Alapin
6. K Seba vs L Altounian  0-1291993World Championship U18A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
7. L Altounian vs D Jovic  ½-½581993World Championship U18C01 French, Exchange
8. D Hausrath vs L Altounian  ½-½221993World Championship U18A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
9. Z Jukic vs L Altounian  1-0401993World Championship U18A15 English
10. H Nordahl vs L Altounian  0-1291993World Championship U18E77 King's Indian
11. L Altounian vs J Lipka  1-0281993World Championship U18B00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
12. R Yumol vs L Altounian  1-0321994Las Vegas National opC49 Four Knights
13. B Finegold vs L Altounian  1-0351994Las Vegas National opE98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
14. L Altounian vs W J Donaldson  1-0181995American opB22 Sicilian, Alapin
15. W Longren vs L Altounian  1-0201995Southern California-chC02 French, Advance
16. L Altounian vs V Saulespurens  ½-½181995Southern California-chC42 Petrov Defense
17. L Altounian vs D Gurevich  1-0361996National op 5'B22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. R Fuentes vs L Altounian  0-1221996National OpenC16 French, Winawer
19. W Peckford vs L Altounian  0-1301996National OpenA41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6)
20. L Altounian vs Kaidanov  0-1371996National OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
21. C A Batchelder vs L Altounian  0-1261996National OpenA10 English
22. L Altounian vs R Ciaffone  ½-½131996National OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
23. L Altounian vs R Del Pilar  1-0271996National OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
24. L Altounian vs A Krasnov  1-0641997Southern California-chD30 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. L Altounian vs I Sterin  1-0361997Southern California-chA04 Reti Opening
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jan-16-06  BIDMONFA: Levon Altounian

ALTOUNIAN, Levon
http://www.bidmonfa.com/altounian_l...
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Apr-11-06  estebanchess2: his a good player , i like is variants
Apr-11-06  Jim Bartle: I wonder if this Levon might be getting a few invitations by mistake, and then organizers are disappointed when the Linares winner doesnt show up.
Apr-16-10  1. h4: http://main.uschess.org/content/vie...
Jan-16-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  Penguincw: Sounds almost like Levon Aronian.

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