Tigran L. Petrosian
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Tigran L. Petrosian is an Armenia
n chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (2002). His first name was deliberately chosen by his father to match the name of the former world champion Tigran V. Petrosian
who was also of Armenian descent. It happened that, when the late Tigran
won the world title, Tigran's father dreamt that if he ever had a son he would call him Tigran.
Petrosian learned chess at the age of five. He received coaching from Gagik Sargissian and Melikset Khachiyan
before entering a chess academy in 2002, where he was occasionally instructed by GM Arsen Yegiazarian
and IM Ashot Nadanian
. He achieved his grandmaster title by scoring norms at the under 18 World Championship in 2002, the Batumi Open in 2003, and the Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 2004. In the same year he tied for 2nd-3rd with Zhao Jun
in the World Junior Chess Championship
in Kochi
, India. In 2005, he tied for first in Tehran
, Kish and Lausanne
; in 2006 tied for first in Lyon
and Dubai
; in 2008 tied for first in Wheeling
and Las Vegas
. In the same year he won a team gold medal (together with Levon Aronian
, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Artashes Minasian
) at the 38th Chess Olympiad
in Dresden
. In 2011, Petrosian tied for 1st-3rd with Marat Dzhumaev
and Anton Filippov
in the Georgy Agzamov
Memorial in Tashkent
and won the event on tie-break. In the same year he tied for 2nd-4th with Abhijeet Gupta
and Magesh Panchanathan in the 3rd Orissa International GM Open Chess Tournament and came first in the 31st Villa de Benasque
Open. He plays on the Internet Chess Club
(ICC) under the pseudonym "Tigrano".
In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
n chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (2002). His first name was deliberately chosen by his father to match the name of the former world champion Tigran V. Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
who was also of Armenian descent. It happened that, when the late Tigran
Tigran Petrosian
Tigran Vartanovich Petrosian was a Soviet-Armenian grandmaster, and World Chess Champion from 1963 to 1969. He was nicknamed "Iron Tigran" due to his playing style because of his almost impenetrable defence, which emphasised safety above all else...
won the world title, Tigran's father dreamt that if he ever had a son he would call him Tigran.
Petrosian learned chess at the age of five. He received coaching from Gagik Sargissian and Melikset Khachiyan
Melikset Khachiyan
Melikset Khachiyan is an Armenian-American Grandmaster of chess, originally from Armenia, who now resides in Los Angeles.Khachiyan began playing chess at the age of eight. Two years later he won the Baku Junior Championship. When he was twelve he became a Soviet candidate master. Among his own...
before entering a chess academy in 2002, where he was occasionally instructed by GM Arsen Yegiazarian
Arsen Yegiazarian
Arsen Yegiazarian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and FIDE Senior Trainer .-Achievements:*1984, 1988: Won Armenian Youth Championship ;*1995: Won European Cup being a member of "Yerevan" team;...
and IM Ashot Nadanian
Ashot Nadanian
Ashot Nadanian is an Armenian chess International Master , chess theoretician and chess coach....
. He achieved his grandmaster title by scoring norms at the under 18 World Championship in 2002, the Batumi Open in 2003, and the Aeroflot Open in Moscow in 2004. In the same year he tied for 2nd-3rd with Zhao Jun
Zhao Jun
Zhao Jun is a Chinese chess Grandmaster. In 2004, he became China's 19th Grandmaster at the age of 17.Zhao Jun plays for Shandong chess club in the China Chess League . He is ranked 11th in China ....
in the World Junior Chess Championship
World Junior Chess Championship
The World Junior Chess Championship is an under-20 chess tournament organized by the World Chess Federation ....
in Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
, India. In 2005, he tied for first in Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Kish and Lausanne
Lausanne
Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
; in 2006 tied for first in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
; in 2008 tied for first in Wheeling
Wheeling
-Places in the United States of America:*Wheeling, Illinois*Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana*Wheeling, Delaware County, Indiana*Wheeling, Gibson County, Indiana*Wheeling, Missouri*Wheeling, West Virginia...
and Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
. In the same year he won a team gold medal (together with Levon Aronian
Levon Aronian
Levon Grigor Aronian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster and the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. On the September 2011 FIDE list, he has an Elo rating of 2807, making him number three in the world and Armenia's number one...
, Vladimir Akopian, Gabriel Sargissian and Artashes Minasian
Artashes Minasian
Artashes Minasian is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.-Chess career:He participated in eight Chess Olympiads with a record of +23,=28,-12. In 2006 the Armenian team took the first place at the 37th Chess Olympiad...
) at the 38th Chess Olympiad
38th Chess Olympiad
The 38th Chess Olympiad, organized by the Fédération Internationale des Échecs and comprising an open and women's tournament, as well as several events designed to promote the game of chess, took place between 12–25 November 2008, in Dresden, Germany and was won by Armenia.The 2010 Olympiad is...
in Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
. In 2011, Petrosian tied for 1st-3rd with Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev
Marat Dzhumaev is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .Played for Uzbekistan in the Chess Olympiads of 2000 and 2002, in the World Team Chess Championship of 2001 and in the Asian Team Chess Championships of 1999, 2003 and 2008...
and Anton Filippov
Anton Filippov
Anton Filippov is an Uzbekistani chess Grandmaster .In 2007 he tied for 1st-3rd with Vladimir Egin and Timur Gareev in the Uzbekistani Chess Championship. In 2008 he won the 1st Kuala Lumpur Open Championship and tied for 4-8th with Tamaz Gelashvili, Constantin Lupulescu, Nidjat Mamedov and...
in the Georgy Agzamov
Georgy Agzamov
Georgy Tadzhikhanovich Agzamov was a Soviet chess Grandmaster. He became an International Master in 1982 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1984....
Memorial in Tashkent
Tashkent
Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan and of the Tashkent Province. The officially registered population of the city in 2008 was about 2.2 million. Unofficial sources estimate the actual population may be as much as 4.45 million.-Early Islamic History:...
and won the event on tie-break. In the same year he tied for 2nd-4th with Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta
Abhijeet Gupta is an Indian chess player with the title Grandmaster. He hails from Bhilwara in Rajasthan.He was awarded the title of Grandmaster in 2008, having previously become an International Master in 2005. In 2002, Gupta entered the Limca Book of Records on becoming the youngest National...
and Magesh Panchanathan in the 3rd Orissa International GM Open Chess Tournament and came first in the 31st Villa de Benasque
Benasque
Benasque or Benasc is a town in the comarca of Ribagorza, province of Huesca, . It is the main town in the Benasque Valley, located in the heart of the Pyrenees and surrounded by the highest peaks in that range.-Language:...
Open. He plays 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...
(ICC) under the pseudonym "Tigrano".
In December 2009, he was awarded the title of "Honoured Master of Sport of the Republic of Armenia".