Tatev Abrahamyan
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Tatev Abrahamyan is one of the youngest top-rated U.S. women's chess
players, along with Alisa Melekhina, Sabina Foisor, and Abby Marshall
. She tied for first in the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
, but lost the playoff match to Rusudan Goletiani
. More recently, she tied for second place in the 2010 US Women's Championship
with Anna Zatonskih
(IM Irina Krush
won the title with a score of 8/9) and took second again in 2011 after drawing
with Zatonskih in an "Armageddon" rapid tiebreak game (Zatonskih won the title because as Black, she had draw odds). She has played in several US Women's Championships and has won the Goddess Chess Award for her uncompromising play. Among her notable victories are two against former US Champion Alexander Shabalov
.
She holds the Woman Grandmaster title and is rated 2289 by FIDE and 2415 by the United States Chess Federation
as of the September 2011 ratings lists.
Tatev is an ethnic Armenian. She now lives in Glendale
, California
, United States. She went to Clark Magnet High School
, in La Crescenta. She graduated in 2011 from California State University Long Beach, double majoring in psychology and political science.
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...
players, along with Alisa Melekhina, Sabina Foisor, and Abby Marshall
Abby Marshall
Abby Marshall is a chess player from Columbus, Ohio, USA, who has resided in Virginia, USA since late 2005. She is a Woman FIDE Master and in 2009 won the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, the first female player ever to have attained the title...
. She tied for first in the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
, but lost the playoff match to Rusudan Goletiani
Rusudan Goletiani
Rusudan Goletiani is a Georgian-American chess player. She won the 2005 U.S. Women's Chess Championship and the Woman's Chess Champion for the Americas Continents . She has achieved the FIDE International Woman Grandmaster title...
. More recently, she tied for second place in the 2010 US Women's Championship
U.S. Women's Chess Championship
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship tournament is to determine the woman chess champion of the United States.-List of U.S. Women's Chess Champions:*1937 Adele Rivero*1938 Mona May Karff*1940 Adele Rivero*1941 Mona May Karff*1942 Mona May Karff...
with Anna Zatonskih
Anna Zatonskih
Anna Zatonskih is a chess player from the United States. She is a Woman Grandmaster, as well as an International Master. She is a chess professional, who coaches players and competes in tournaments. Zatonskih is the 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011 U.S. Women's Chess Champion.Zatonskih learned chess at...
(IM Irina Krush
Irina Krush
Irina Krush is an American chess player who won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship in 1998, 2007, and 2010. Born in Odessa, USSR , she is widely known for her series of chess training videos, the "Krushing Attacks" series.Krush learned to play chess at age five, emigrating with her parents to...
won the title with a score of 8/9) and took second again in 2011 after drawing
Draw (chess)
In chess, a draw is when a game ends in a tie. It is one of the possible outcomes of a game, along with a win for White and a win for Black . Usually, in tournaments a draw is worth a half point to each player, while a win is worth one point to the victor and none to the loser.For the most part,...
with Zatonskih in an "Armageddon" rapid tiebreak game (Zatonskih won the title because as Black, she had draw odds). She has played in several US Women's Championships and has won the Goddess Chess Award for her uncompromising play. Among her notable victories are two against former US Champion Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov
Alexander Shabalov is an American chess grandmaster, the multiple winner of the U.S. Chess Championships; he was the 2007 US Champion. He was born in Latvia, and like his fellow Latvians Alexei Shirov and Mikhail Tal he is known for courting complications even at the cost of objective soundness...
.
She holds the Woman Grandmaster title and is rated 2289 by FIDE and 2415 by the United States Chess Federation
United States Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation is a non-profit organization, the governing chess organization within the United States, and one of the federations of the FIDE. The USCF was founded in 1939 from the merger of two regional chess organizations, and grew gradually until 1972, when membership...
as of the September 2011 ratings lists.
Tatev is an ethnic Armenian. She now lives in Glendale
Glendale, California
Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the city population is 191,719, down from 194,973 at the 2000 census. making it the third largest city in Los Angeles County and the 22nd largest city in the state of California...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States. She went to Clark Magnet High School
Clark Magnet High School
Anderson W. Clark Magnet High School is located at 4747 New York Avenue in La Crescenta, California. The school is managed as a part of the Glendale Unified School District.-History:...
, in La Crescenta. She graduated in 2011 from California State University Long Beach, double majoring in psychology and political science.