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- ↑ Admin (2022-05-17). "David Sergeyevich Markosyan: The Chess Grandmaster with a Passion for Coaching – Alamak.io" . Retrieved 2023-06-11.
- ↑ Website of educators of the Tambov region. "Trainer Markosian David Sergeevich".
- ↑ Km.ru editor (2023-03-17). "Psychology, not computer analysis: Armenian grandmaster advocates an atypical teaching approach".
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