| Tigran Kotanjian | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tigran Kotanjian |
| Country | Armenia |
| Born | September 1, 1981 |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2527 (March 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2580 (July 2009) |
Tigran Kotanjian (born September 1, 1981)[1] is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.[2] On the September 2009 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2553,[3] ranking him number twelve in Armenia.[4]
Kotanjian won the Dubai Chess Open in 2009[5] and Karen Asrian Memorial in 2010.[6] In 2011, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Kirill Stupak in the 4th Beirut Open tournament.[7] In the same year he won the 4th Karen Asrian Memorial in Jermuk.[8]
He received his International Master title in 2003 and Grandmaster title in 2006.[3] In the September 2009 FIDE rating list he is ranked 396th in the world among active players.[3]