Arman Pashikian (Armenian: Արման Փաշիկյան; born 28 July 1987, Irkutsk,[1] Russia) is an Armenian chess Grandmaster.[2] He was the Armenian Youth Champion in 1997 and 1998, winning also a silver medal in 1999 (under-12) and in 2001 (under-14). He also took the fourth place in the European Youth Chess Championship.[3] In 2003 Pashikian shared the first two places in the Armenian Chess Championship and in 2009 and 2019 won the title.[4] In 2005 he received the gold medal of the European Youth Rapid Chess Championship.[5]
Arman Pashikian | |
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Full name | Արման Փաշիկյան |
Country | Armenia |
Born | (1987-07-28) 28 July 1987 (age 35) Irkutsk, Russia |
Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
FIDE rating | 2595 (October 2022) |
Peak rating | 2663 (September 2009) |
Pashikian played for Armenia in the 39th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk.[6] He took part in the Chess World Cup 2011 but was eliminated in the first round by Radosław Wojtaszek.[7]
In February 2012 he came first in the 2nd Ferdowsi Open in Mashhad.[8]
He is married to WGM Maria Kursova.[9]
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