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Ara Minasian
A Minasian 
 

Number of games in database: 218
Years covered: 1987 to 2014
Last FIDE rating: 2426
Highest rating achieved in database: 2510
Overall record: +64 -73 =81 (47.9%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (29) 
    B51 B31 B88 B40 B30
 English (13) 
    A13 A17 A15 A14 A10
 English, 1 c4 e5 (11) 
    A28 A25 A29 A23 A22
 Ruy Lopez (8) 
    C77 C65 C69 C92 C78
 King's Indian (7) 
    E62 E63 E69 E66
 French Defense (6) 
    C10 C03 C18 C15 C16
With the Black pieces:
 Alekhine's Defense (14) 
    B05 B03 B02 B04
 Dutch Defense (13) 
    A81 A85 A87 A89 A97
 Sicilian (13) 
    B90 B92 B54 B22 B53
 Slav (12) 
    D10 D18 D15 D17
 Ruy Lopez (10) 
    C67 C65 C84 C87
 Reti System (8) 
    A04 A06
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   A Minasian vs Ehlvest, 2004 1-0
   T Meynard vs A Minasian, 2004 0-1
   D Karatorossian vs A Minasian, 2007 0-1
   Minasian vs A Minasian, 1999 1/2-1/2

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Kstovo Open (1994)
   Armenian Championship (2008)
   Armenian Championship (2011)
   Armenian Championship (1995)
   Batumi Open (2001)
   Panormo Zonal (1998)
   Aeroflot Open (2004)
   Yerevan Olympiad (1996)
   Czech Open (1996)
   European Championship (2001)
   European Championship (2002)
   20th Cappelle la Grande (2004)
   Aeroflot Open-B (2006)
   4th Karen Asrian Memorial (2011)
   European Championship (2014)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 European Championship
   A Minasian vs A Volokitin (Mar-13-14) 0-1
   S Sargsyan vs A Minasian (Mar-12-14) 1/2-1/2
   A Minasian vs V Golod (Mar-11-14) 0-1
   A Minasian vs M Parligras (Mar-08-14) 0-1
   A Minasian vs A Antinyan (Mar-07-14) 1-0

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ARA MINASIAN
(born Apr-14-1974, 51 years old) Armenia

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 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 218  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Minasian vs A Ryskin  1-0241987Dinamo Team ChampionshipB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
2. A Minasian vs Y Kalinichenko  ½-½291991URS Junior ChampionshipC77 Ruy Lopez
3. S Vakin vs A Minasian  0-1341991URS Junior ChampionshipE76 King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack
4. A Minasian vs A Shariyazdanov  0-1251991URS Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
5. A Minasian vs A Kozirev  0-1401991Cup European ClubB30 Sicilian
6. A Minasian vs V Orlov  ½-½541991URS Junior ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
7. O Danielian vs A Minasian  1-0341991URS Junior ChampionshipE97 King's Indian
8. A Yegiazarian vs A Minasian  ½-½351994ARM-chA10 English
9. A Minasian vs V Akhmadeev  ½-½81994Kstovo OpenB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
10. S Labutin vs A Minasian  0-1451994Kstovo OpenB91 Sicilian, Najdorf, Zagreb (Fianchetto) Variation
11. S Voitsekhovsky vs A Minasian  ½-½621994Kstovo OpenB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
12. A Dukhov vs A Minasian  0-1301994Kstovo OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
13. A Minasian vs Serper  ½-½291994Kstovo OpenB88 Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin Attack
14. A Minasian vs M Brodsky  ½-½181994Kstovo OpenB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
15. R Basirov vs A Minasian  ½-½521994Kstovo OpenB22 Sicilian, Alapin
16. A Minasian vs V Fadeev  1-0311994Kstovo OpenB72 Sicilian, Dragon
17. A Minasian vs V Varavin  1-0411994Kstovo OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
18. V Akopian vs A Minasian  1-0241995Armenian ChampionshipD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
19. A Minasian vs A Petrosian  0-1251995Armenian ChampionshipB90 Sicilian, Najdorf
20. A Anastasian vs A Minasian  ½-½421995Armenian ChampionshipA07 King's Indian Attack
21. T Nalbandian vs A Minasian  0-1391995Armenian ChampionshipA04 Reti Opening
22. A Minasian vs N Kalantaryan  ½-½191995Armenian ChampionshipA53 Old Indian
23. A Minasian vs A Yegiazarian  ½-½671995Armenian ChampionshipB82 Sicilian, Scheveningen
24. A Minasian vs M Khachiyan  0-1231995Armenian ChampionshipA15 English
25. A Minasian vs Lputian  ½-½381995Armenian ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
 page 1 of 9; games 1-25 of 218  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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...
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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
Premium Chessgames Member
  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.
May-11-10  waustad: Artashes Minasian is a different player, but are they related?
Jul-19-12  TaongWalangAlam: Once again mahal kong kababayan, andito na naman aki! Isn't chess beautiful? Hindi lang maganda ang larong iyan, kahit ang mga players mismo magaganda rin! Like this one, naglalaro na, kumakanta pa, at bongga kung manamit!--

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqC8...

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