GM Vladimir Akopian wins 45th UAE National Day Rapid Chess Tournament Grandmasters dominate 180-player event at Dubai Chess and Culture Club Dubai: Former world championship contender Grandmaster (GM) Vladimir Akopian of Armenia won seven straight games before cruising with back-to-back draws in the final two rounds to rule 45th UAE National Day Rapid Chess Tournament […]
Akopian wins Sharjah 21 Rapid Open
Sharjah: Armenian grandmaster Vladimir Akopian emerged as the winner of the 21st Sharjah International Chess Championship 2016. Shaikh Saud Bin Abdul Aziz Al Mualla, Chairman of the Sharjah Cultural and Chess Club, presented the gold medal and winner trophy to the winner. This annual tournament was hosted at the headquarters of the Sharjah Cultural and […]
Professional chess too hard
Professional chess too hard, says Armenian GM China, Sports, Sun, 15 Jul 2012 IANS Tianjin (China), July 15 (IANS) Chess is too “hard” to be taken as a career, says leading Armenian Grand Master (GM) Vladimir Akopian. “I don’t want my boys to be professional chess players, because it’s too hard,” Akopian was quoted as […]
Vladimir Akopian wins Albena Open
Vladimir Akopian wins Albena Open The International Open Chess Tournament Albena 2012 was held from 26th May to 3rd June at the Albena Sports Hall, in Albena, Bulgaria. The 9-round Swiss open is organized by the Bulgarian Chess Federation, Chess Club “Dobrich – Albena” and Albena JSCo. The Armenian players enjoy a notable success as […]
Ni Hua, Akopian share Dubai lead
Leaders after 5 rounds Rk. Name Rtg FED Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3 TB4 1 GM Ni Hua 2637 CHN 4.5 10229 0.0 16.5 10.5 2 GM Akopian Vladimir 2684 ARM 4.5 10066 0.0 15.5 10.0 3 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 GEO 4.0 10233 0.0 17.5 11.0 4 GM Petrosian Tigran L 2643 ARM 4.0 10186 […]
Armenian national team announced
Armenian Chess Federation confirms composition of Armenian national team Armenian Chess Federation confirmed the compositions of the Armenian national teams which are going to participate in the European Team Championships to be held in Porto Carras, Greece on November 2-12, 2011, “armchess.am” informs. GMs Levon Aronian, Sergei Movsesian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Robert Hovhannisyan (coach […]
Broken leg knockouts Akopian at the World Cup
Vladimir Akopian forced to withdraw from the World Cup Aug 22, 2011 GM Vladimir Akopian, unfortunately, will not be able to participate in the World Chess Cup which is set to start in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia on August 28, 2011. Several days ago Akopian stumbled unluckily and broke his leg. After the surgery the doctors have […]
Armenia ranked sixth in World Team Chess Championship
Armenia ranked sixth in World Team Chess ChampionshipJuly 15, 2011 | 15:11 YEREVAN. – Chinese Ningbo city will host opening ceremony of World Team Chess Championship 2011 on Saturday. The first round will take place on Sunday. The strongest ten teams of the world participate in the championship: Chine, as an organizer country, Russia, Ukraine […]
Armenia in 17th European Team Championship
Chess: Armenia to take part in the 17th European Team Championship GMs Levon Aronian, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian, Arman Pashikian and Tigran L. Petrosian will take part in the 17th European Team Championship in composition of the Armenian national team. The tournament is due in Novi Sad, Serbia, October 21 – 30, 2009. The members […]
Nalchik review
Round 5 reviewSunday, 19 April 2009 Akopian – Kamsky Human energy has, after all, its limits. Another marathon game of the American grandmaster ended with his dramatic loss and revival of the outsider. Black did not solve the opening problems. An attempt to return his passive bishops into action only led to trading both of […]