Tigran Kotanjian

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Tigran Kotanjian
Tigran Kotanjian Yerevan ARM Ch 2013.jpg
Tigran Kotanjian, 2013
CountryArmenia
Born (1981-09-01) September 1, 1981 (age 42)
Title Grandmaster (2006)
FIDE   rating 2453 (December 2023)
Peak rating 2580 (July 2009)

Tigran Kotanjian (Armenian : Տիգրան Քոթանջյան; born September 1, 1981) [1] is an Armenian chess grandmaster. [2] He was Armenian Chess Champion in 2014.

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Career

Kotanjian won the Dubai Chess Open in 2009 [3] and Karen Asrian Memorial in 2010. In 2011, he tied for 2nd–3rd with Kirill Stupak in the 4th Beirut Open tournament. [4] In the same year he won the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk. [5] He won the 74th Armenian Chess Championship in 2014. [6]

He received his International Master title in 2003 and Grandmaster title in 2006. [7] As of June 2018, he is the No. 22 ranked Armenian player. [8]

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References

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