Varuzhan Akobian

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Varuzhan Akobian (born November 19, 1983) is an American grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who has won the World Open Chess tournament in Philadelphia on two separate occasions; he shared first place in 2002 and won it outright in 2004. An arguably greater achievement was his shared first place finish at the San Marino tournament that immediately followed the 37th Chess Olympiad. As of 2006 he is the highest rated player in the state of California according to the USCF website.

Akobian is featured in MTV's True Life documentary "I'm a Genius"