Hrant Melkumyan
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Hrant Melkumyan is an Armenian
chess
Grandmaster. He won the international Internet championship organized by the ICC
chess Internet portal. In 2006, he won the U18 silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship
. In 2009, he tied for 1st-5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei Deviatkin
and Zhou Weiqi
in the Chigorin Memorial
. In 2010, tied for 1st-8th with Sergey Volkov, Viorel Iordachescu
, Eduardo Iturrizaga
, Gadir Guseinov, David Arutinian, Aleksej Aleksandrov
and Tornike Sanikidze in the 12th Dubai Open. In 2011, he tied for 2nd-4th with Borki Predojević
and Mircea Pârligras
in 41st International Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo
; tied for 1st-2nd with Baadur Jobava
in the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni
and finished second on tie-break; tied for 3rd-15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.
On the March 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2593. His handle on the Internet Chess Club
is "Pchyolka".
Armenians
Armenian people or Armenians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Armenian Highland.The largest concentration is in Armenia having a nearly-homogeneous population with 97.9% or 3,145,354 being ethnic Armenian....
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...
Grandmaster. He won the international Internet championship organized by the ICC
Internet Chess Club
The Internet Chess Club is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants. ICC currently has over 30,000 subscribing members...
chess Internet portal. In 2006, he won the U18 silver medal at the World Youth Chess Championship
World Youth Chess Championship
The World Youth Chess Championship is a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18.The first predecessor of the youth championship was the Cadet Championship. It started off unofficially in 1974 in France for players under 18. The 1975 and 1976 editions were also...
. In 2009, he tied for 1st-5th with Sergey Volkov, Andrey Rychagov, Andrei Deviatkin
Andrei Deviatkin
-Chess career:* 2007 - tied for 1st-9th with Alexei Fedorov, Vladimir Potkin, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Viacheslav Zakhartsov, Alexander Evdokimov, Denis Khismatullin, Evgeny Tomashevsky and Sergei Azarov in the Aratovsky Memorial in Saratov;...
and Zhou Weiqi
Zhou Weiqi
Zhou Weiqi is a Chinese chess player. He is a close friend and training partner of Bu Xiangzhi. He qualified for the Chess World Cup 2009 in Khanty-Mansiysk by coming equal first at the 8th Asian Continental Chess Championship ....
in the Chigorin Memorial
Chigorin Memorial
The Chigorin Memorial is a chess tournament played in honour of the chess legend Mikhail Chigorin , founder of the Soviet School. The first and most important edition was the one played in 1909 in St. Petersburg. Later on, the tournament was mainly played in the Black Sea resort Sochi. From 1993...
. In 2010, tied for 1st-8th with Sergey Volkov, Viorel Iordachescu
Viorel Iordachescu
Viorel Iordachescu is a Moldovan chess grandmaster . He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011, but was eliminated in the first round by Sebastien Feller....
, Eduardo Iturrizaga
Eduardo Iturrizaga
Eduardo Patricio Iturrizaga Bonelli is a Venezuelan chess player. He achieved the title of grandmaster in 2008, making him the first and only Venezuelan chess grandmaster.-Chess career:...
, Gadir Guseinov, David Arutinian, Aleksej Aleksandrov
Aleksej Aleksandrov
Aleksej Aleksandrov is a chess grandmaster .-Selected tournament results:* 1991: Victory at the USSR Junior Chess Championship* 1992: Victory at the European Junior Chess Championship...
and Tornike Sanikidze in the 12th Dubai Open. In 2011, he tied for 2nd-4th with Borki Predojević
Borki Predojevic
Borki Predojević is a Bosnian chess Grandmaster and the youngest ever from his homeland.Predojević was European Champion U-12 in 1999 and U-14 in 2001.He won the World U-16 Championship in 2003 and earned the grandmaster title at age 17....
and Mircea Pârligras
Mircea Pârligras
Mircea-Emilian Pârligras is a Romanian chess Grandmaster and Romanian Champion in 2001. As of November 2011, his FIDE rating is 2650, making him the 103rd player in the world....
in 41st International Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
; tied for 1st-2nd with Baadur Jobava
Baadur Jobava
Baadur Jobava is a Georgian chess grandmaster. His first major achievement on the international scene was winning the Dubai Open 2003 with 7/9. He took the gold medal at the 2004 36th Chess Olympiad, scoring 8½/10. He has taken part in the Olympiads 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010...
in the Lake Sevan tournament in Martuni
Martuni, Armenia
Martuni is a city located in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia. It is near Lake Sevan which is a largest lake in the Caucasus. Its population is estimated to be 11,987 as of 2008...
and finished second on tie-break; tied for 3rd-15th in the open section of the 15th Corsican Circuit.
On the March 2011 FIDE list his Elo rating is 2593. His handle on the Internet Chess Club
Internet Chess Club
The Internet Chess Club is a commercial Internet chess server devoted to the play and discussion of chess and chess variants. ICC currently has over 30,000 subscribing members...
is "Pchyolka".