Ashot Anastasian
| Ashot Anastasian | |
|---|---|
| Country | Armenia |
| Born |
10 July 1964 Yerevan, Armenian SSR |
| Died | 26 December 2016 (aged 52) |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2556 (March 2011) |
Ashot Anastasian (Armenian: Աշոտ Անաստասյան; 10 July 1964 – 26 December 2016) was an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He won two team bronze medals and one individual gold medal at Chess Olympiads.[1] On the March 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2556,[2] making him ranked number 14 in Armenia.[3]
Anastasian won the Armenian Chess Championship in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2005.[2] He received his International Master title in 1988 and Grandmaster title in 1993.[4] In 1993 he placed first in Katowice.[5] In 2007, tied for first with Bassem Amin in the Abu Dhabi Chess Festival.[6]
In September 2009 FIDE rating list he was ranked 325th in the world among active players.[4]
In 2010, he was appointed coach of the Armenian national women's team.[7]
On 26 December 2016, Armenpress reported that Anastasian had died.[8]
Notable games
- Ashot Anastasian vs. Sergei Tiviakov (1999) at the European Team Championship Games, 1-0[9]
Notes
- ↑ "Men's Chess Olympiads: Ashot Anastasian". OlimpBase. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- 1 2 "The chess games of Ashot Anastasian" Chessgames.com
- ↑ "World Chess Federations Ranking: Armenia" FIDE
- 1 2 "FIDE Chess Profile: 13300059: Anastasian, Ashot" FIDE
- ↑ "Katowice Fibak op 1993". 365Chess.com. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ Crowther, Mark (2007-08-20). "TWIC 667: Abudhabi Chess Festival". London Chess Center. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ashot Anastasian - Women's National Team Coach". Armchess.am. 2010-06-15. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
- ↑ "Chess grandmaster Ashot Anastasyan dies". armenpress.am. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Ashot Anastasian vs Sergei Tiviakov" Chessgames.com