CHESS PLAYER

Varuzhan Akobian

1983 - Today

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Varuzhan Akobian (Armenian: Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Originally from Armenia, he now resides in St. Louis. He played on the bronze medal-winning U.S. team in the 2006 and 2008 Chess Olympiads. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Varuzhan Akobian is the 440th most popular chess player (down from 425th in 2019), the 166th most popular biography from Armenia (down from 164th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Armenian Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Varuzhan Akobian ranks 440 out of 461. Before him are Sergei Azarov, Shen Yang, Parham Maghsoodloo, Dinara Saduakassova, Yu Yangyi, and Jennifer Shahade. After him are Maxim Rodshtein, Nurgyul Salimova, Zhansaya Abdumalik, Robert Hovhannisyan, Irina Krush, and Dorsa Derakhshani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Varuzhan Akobian ranks 1,411. Before him are Đorđe Lazić, Luo Wei, Eugene Jeter, James McFadden, Kevin Rudolf, and Irek Zaripov. After him are Takuya Hara, Hiroyuki Omata, Francisco Cortés Juncosa, Erin Cafaro, Kunal Khemu, and Anna Meares.

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In Armenia

Among people born in Armenia, Varuzhan Akobian ranks 166 out of 163. Before him are Vahan Bichakhchyan (1999), Mikhail Aloyan (1988), Hrayr Mkoyan (1986), Mihran Harutyunyan (1989), Arsen Harutyunyan (1999), and Hovhannes Bachkov (1992). After him are Harutyun Merdinyan (1984), Zaven Badoyan (1989), Ferdinand Karapetian (1992), Gevorg Sahakyan (1990), Karen Aslanyan (1995), and Artem Harutyunyan (1990).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In Armenia

Among chess players born in Armenia, Varuzhan Akobian ranks 10. Before him are Ashot Anastasian (1964), Artashes Minasian (1967), Gabriel Sargissian (1983), Karen Asrian (1980), Lilit Mkrtchian (1982), and Tigran L. Petrosian (1984). After him are Zaven Andriasian (1989).

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