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GM Varuzhan Akobian

Varuzhan Akobian

Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Full name

Varuzhan Akobian

Born

Nov 19, 1983 (age 41)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Rating

Bio

Varuzhan Akobian is an Armenian chess grandmaster who qualified for the 2021 FIDE World Cup.

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

King's Indian Defense: Normal Variation (35 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (28 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation (22 games)

Slav Defense: Modern, Exchange Variation (18 games)

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Noa Variation (17 games)

Black Pieces

Pirc Defense: Czech Defense (62 games)

French Defense: Classical, Steinitz, Boleslavsky Variation (26 games)

French Defense: Classical, Burn Variation (19 games)

Queen's Gambit Declined: Catalan Opening (17 games)

Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights, Rubinstein, Prague, Carlsbad Variation (17 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Varuzhan Akobian (2810) Francesco Sonis (3008)	1-0	36	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2802) Santiago Rodriguez (2595)	1-0	36	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2801) Michal Kopczynski (2569)	1-0	57	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2815) Shamil Arslanov (2667)	0-1	42	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2822) Vasif Durarbayli (2946)	0-1	29	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2667) Alexander Nord (2346)	1-0	43	2024
Varuzhan Akobian (2725) Leon Mazi (2527)	1-0	18	2024
Varuzhan Akobian (2728) Bahman Kargosha (2299)	1-0	31	2024
Varuzhan Akobian (2703) Vladislav Kovalev (2912)	1-0	38	2024
Varuzhan Akobian (2677) Samvel Ter-Sahakyan (2915)	1-0	23	2024

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