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-American chess grandmaster and former top 100 player in the world 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 (3046) Hoang Minh Tho Do (2799)	1-0	58	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3059) Maksim Schekachikhin (2687)	1-0	43	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3068) Huseyin Said Deveci (2715)	1-0	68	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (2998) Liya Kurmangaliyeva (2705)	1-0	49	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (2996) Stanislaw Korszanski (2618)	1-0	38	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3019) Vandan Alankar Sawai (2764)	1-0	22	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3019) Rafael Sharon (2718)	1-0	41	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3042) Simon Williams (2625)	1-0	30	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3043) Miroslav Baturin-Vinogradov (2943)	1-0	39	2026
Varuzhan Akobian (3038) Ivan Kukushkin (2683)	1-0	62	2026