GM Varuzhan Akobian

Varuzhan Akobian

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Full name

Varuzhan Akobian

Born

Nov 19, 1983 (age 42)‎

Place of birth

Yerevan, Armenia

Federation

United States

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 (2819) Nikolas Theodorou (3102)	1-0	35	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2809) Marlon Jodar Arias (2453)	1-0	84	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2806) Giorgio Belli (2563)	1-0	25	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2828) Arvin Rasti (2571)	1-0	22	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2851) Benjamin Gledura (2945)	1-0	37	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2827) Yelfry Torres (2468)	1-0	36	2025
Varuzhan Akobian (2872) Piotr Brodowski (2795)	1-0	58	2025