Shant Sargsyan is a Chess Grandmaster from Armenia with Elo ratings exceeding 2600 from FIDE, making him one of the best Armenian chess players of all time.
Full Name: Shant Sargsyan
Title: Grandmaster (2019)
International Master (2017)
Candidates Master (2010)
Place of birth: Yerevan, Armenia
Born: January 27, 2002
Federation: Armenia
Ratings
World ranking: 90
Rapid: 2489
Blitz: 2601
Classical: 2661
FIDE rating: 2661
Peak rating: 2661 – Reached in July of 2022
Profiles
Most Played Openings
White pieces
- Queen’s Gambit Declined
- Queen’s Pawn Game
- King’s Indian
Black pieces
- Ruy Lopez
- Sicilian Defense
- Queen’s Pawn Game
Biography
Shant Sargsyan is an Armenian chess Grandmaster born on January 27, 2002. Sargsyan was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2019, and the title of International Master in 2010. As of August 2022, Shant’s FIDE rating was 2661 while his Peak rating was 2661 as of July 2022.
Notable Achievements
- Sargsyan won in the Under-16 Category in the World Youth Chess Tournament in 2018 in Porto Carras.
- Sargsyan placed 2nd in the World Youth Chess Championship in Mumbai in 2019 and also at the 2019 World Junior Chess Tournament.
Notable Games
Melih Kaan Can vs Shant Sargsyan
World Junior Championship – September 15, 2018
Tigran K Harutyunian vs Shant Sargsyan
82nd Armenian Championship, chess24.com January 16, 2022
Dmitry Frolyanov vs Shant Sargsyan
Panchenko Memorial Open-A, Chelyabinsk RUS – September 20, 2021
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