The Armenian Chess Federation is the governing chess

Chess

Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...

 organisation in Armenia

Armenia

Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...

 and is affiliated to FIDE

Fédération Internationale des Échecs

The Fédération Internationale des Échecs or World Chess Federation is an international organization that connects the various national chess federations around the world and acts as the governing body of international chess competition. It is usually referred to as FIDE , its French acronym.FIDE...

. The Armenian Chess Federation was founded in 1927.

In 2011 the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected as President of Armenian Chess Federation.

Board Members

Ten board members include:

• President – Serzh Sargsyan
• First vice-president – Smbat Lputian
  Smbat Lputian
  Smbat Gariginovich Lputian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was first at tournament in Berlin 1982, shared first at Athens 1983 and at Irkutsk 1983, first at Sarajevo 1985 and at Irkutsk 1986, shared first at Hastings 1986-87 and first at Dortmund 1988...
  
  
• General Secretary – Gaguik Oganessian
  Gaguik Oganessian
  Gaguik Oganessian is an Armenian chess FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media Commission, FIDE Executive Board Member, General Secretary of Armenian Chess Federation, editor-in-chief of Chess in Armenia magazine, 6th World Amateur Chess Champion, International Chess...
  
  
• Vice-President – Tigran Sargsyan
  Tigran Sargsyan
  Tigran Sargsyan has been the Prime Minister of Armenia since 9 April 2008.Tigran Sargsyan was born in Kirovakan, Armenian SSR . From 1980 to 1983, he attended Leningrad's Voznesenski Financial and Economic Institute. From 1983 to 1987 his postgraduate education ended in obtaining PhD degree...
  
  
• Vice-President – Levon Eolyan
• Vice-President – Yuri Arustamyan
• Vice-President – Gagik Gevorgyan
• Vice-President – Hovik Khalikyan
• Vice-President – Ashot Vardapetyan
• Vice-President – Hrach Tavadian

Presidium

Presidium consists of 64 members, including grandmaster

Grandmaster

Grandmaster or Grand Master may refer to:In positions:*Grand Master , the head of various orders**Grand Masters of the Knights Templar**List of Grand Masters of the Knights Hospitaller**Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights...

s:

• Ashot Anastasian
  Ashot Anastasian
  Ashot Anastasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia....
  
  
• Levon Aronian
  Levon Aronian
  Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
  
  
• Avetik Grigoryan
  Avetik Grigoryan
  -Achievements:*2004, 2006, 2007: Won Armenian Youth Championship*2006: Won Yerevan Rapid Chess Cup*2006: Second at European Rapid Chess Championship*2007: Fourth at World Youth Chess Championship, under-18*2008: Second at Belgorod Open*2008: Second at Fajr Open...
  
  
• Elina Danielian
  Elina Danielian
  Elina Danielian is an Armenian chess grandmaster and six times Armenian Women's champion. She played in the gold medal-winning Armenian Women's team in the 5th European Team Chess Championship in Plovdiv 2003...
  
  
• Arsen Yegiazarian
  Arsen Yegiazarian
  Arsen Yegiazarian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .-Achievements:*1984, 1988: Won Armenian Youth Championship ;*1995: Won European Cup being a member of "Yerevan" team;...
  
  
• Robert Hovhannisyan
• Ara Minasian
• Artashes Minasian
  Artashes Minasian
  Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23,=28,-12. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad...
  
  
• Sergei Movsesian
  Sergei Movsesian
  Sergei Movsesian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster who used to play for Slovakia, but as of late 2010, Movsesian announced that he plays for his home country of Armenia...
  
  
• Tigran Nalbandian
• Arman Pashikian
  Arman Pashikian
  Arman Pashikian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He was the Armenian Youth Champion in 1997 and 1998, winning also a silver medal in 1999 and in 2001 . He also took the fourth place in the European Championship. In 2003 Pashikian shared the first two places in the Armenian Chess Championship...
  
  
• Arshak Petrosian
  Arshak Petrosian
  Arshak B. Petrosian is an Armenian chess player and National Coach. FIDE awarded him the International Grandmaster title in 1984. He became a prominent Soviet tournament player during the 1980s, winning games against such noted grandmasters as Alexey Shirov, Rafael Vaganian, and Alexander...
  
  
• Tigran L. Petrosian
  Tigran L. Petrosian
  Tigran L. Petrosian is an Armenian chess player who holds the title of grandmaster . His first name was deliberately chosen by his father to match the name of the former world champion Tigran V. Petrosian who was also of Armenian descent...
  
  
• Gabriel Sargissian
• Rafael Vaganian
  Rafael Vaganian
  Rafael Artemovich Vaganian, also transliterated Vahanyan is an Armenian chess grandmaster known for his sharp tactical style of play...
  
  

and International Masters:

• Vahagn Khachatryan
• Eduard Mnatsakanian
• Ashot Nadanian
  Ashot Nadanian
  Ashot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master , chess theoretician and chess coach....
  
  

External links

• Official Armenian Chess Federation Website