Gaguik Oganessian
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Gaguik Oganessian is an Armenia
n chess
FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media (CHIPS) 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 Organizer, author of 36 chess books.
In 2007 then-president of Armenia Robert Kocharian
handed him a Governmental Award. In the same year Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
rewarded him with FIDE Golden Sign for the "feverish activity in the chess field."
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n 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...
FIDE Master, President of FIDE Zone 1.5, Chairman of FIDE Mass Media (CHIPS) Commission, FIDE Executive Board Member, General Secretary of Armenian Chess Federation
Armenian Chess Federation
The Armenian Chess Federation is the governing chess organisation in Armenia and is affiliated to FIDE. The Armenian Chess Federation was founded in 1927.In 2011 the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected as President of Armenian Chess Federation....
, editor-in-chief of Chess in Armenia magazine, 6th World Amateur Chess Champion
World Amateur Chess Championship
The World Amateur Chess Championship was a tournament organized by the World Chess Federation, FIDE.FIDE intended to promote amateur chess play by holding championship tournaments linked to the Olympic Games, but only two events were held....
, International Chess Organizer, author of 36 chess books.
In 2007 then-president of Armenia Robert Kocharian
Robert Kocharian
Robert Kocharyan was the second President of Armenia, serving from 1998 till 2008. He was previously President of Nagorno-Karabakh from 1994 to 1997 and Prime Minister of Armenia from 1997 to 1998.-Biography:...
handed him a Governmental Award. In the same year Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov is a Kalmyk multi-millionaire businessman and politician. He was the President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation from 1993 to 2010, and he has been the President of FIDE , the world's pre-eminent international chess organization, since 1995...
rewarded him with FIDE Golden Sign for the "feverish activity in the chess field."