CHESS PLAYER

Ashot Anastasian

1964 - 2016

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Ashot Anastasian (Armenian: Աշոտ Անաստասյան; 16 July 1964 – 26 December 2016) was an Armenian chess Grandmaster. He won two team bronze medals and one individual gold medal at Chess Olympiads. On the March 2011 FIDE list, he had an Elo rating of 2556, making him ranked number 14 in Armenia. Anastasian won the Armenian Chess Championship in 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994, and 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ashot Anastasian is the 236th most popular chess player (down from 208th in 2024), the 85th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Armenian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Ashot Anastasian ranks 236 out of 461. Before him are Julio Bolbochán, Yasser Seirawan, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Igors Rausis, Smbat Lputian, and Fabiano Caruana. After him are Viktorija Čmilytė, Zdenko Kožul, Yuri Balashov, Kiril Georgiev, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, and Harika Dronavalli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Ashot Anastasian ranks 512. Before him are Brett Hull, Hamish Harding, Ahmed Radhi, Taisia Povaliy, Anneke von der Lippe, and Guga. After him are Hitoshi Tomishima, Fofi Gennimata, Blair Underwood, Ruslan Gelayev, Elena Georgescu, and Rockwell. Among people deceased in 2016, Ashot Anastasian ranks 533. Before him are Kōji Wada, Abu Omar al-Shishani, Daniel Willems, Elizaveta Glinka, Andrew Sachs, and Clyde Lovellette. After him are Rod Temperton, Toimi Pitkänen, Henry Worsley, Patrick Manning, Bill Johnson, and M. Balamuralikrishna.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Ashot Anastasian ranks 85 out of 163. Before him are Sarmad Kashani (1590), Armen Nazaryan (1974), Eduard Nalbandyan (1956), Hayko (1977), Sirusho (1987), and Smbat Lputian (1958). After him are Sargis Hovsepyan (1972), Alen Simonyan (1980), Aram Mp3 (1984), Levon Julfalakyan (1964), Anna Chicherova (1982), and Oksen Mirzoyan (1961).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Armenia

Among chess players born in Armenia, Ashot Anastasian ranks 4. Before him are Levon Aronian (1982), Rafael Vaganian (1951), and Smbat Lputian (1958). After him are Artashes Minasian (1967), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), Karen Asrian (1980), Lilit Mkrtchian (1982), Tigran L. Petrosian (1984), Nelly Aginian (1981), Varuzhan Akobian (1983), and Zaven Andriasian (1989).

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