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Tigran Petrosian Chess House & Sports School
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Տ. ՊԵՏՐՈՍՅԱՆԻ ԱՆՎ. ՇԱԽՄԱՏԻ ՏՈՒՆ-ՄԱՐԶԱԴՊՐՈՑԻ ՊԱՏԱՆԻՆԵՐԻ ԲԱՑ ԱՌԱՋՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԵԶՐԱՓԱԿԻՉ ՄՐՑԱՇԱՐ
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Տ. ՊԵՏՐՈՍՅԱՆԻ ԱՆՎ. ՇԱԽՄԱՏԻ ՏՈՒՆ-ՄԱՐԶԱԴՊՐՈՑԻ ՊԱՏԱՆԻՆԵՐԻ ԲԱՑ ԱՌԱՋՆՈՒԹՅԱՆ ½ ԵԶՐԱՓԱԿԻՉ ՄՐՑԱՇԱՐ
Regulations (PDF)
20–29 October · 16:00
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Finished
Rapid
Rapid chess tournament
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11 October · 11:00
8Oct
Finished
Championship
Tigran Petrosian Chess House open championship: semi-final
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8–17 October · 16:00
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Finished
Practical chess
“H. Hovhannisyan Youth Cup” practical chess tournament
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2–4 October
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19–20 September · 16:00
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21–29 August · 11:00
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30 July – 8 August · 11:00
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Chess House tournaments are open to players of every age. Dates, conditions and regulations are published on the site.
Upcoming tournamentsQuestions: (010) 55-46-47
- 01Choose the tournamentFrom the calendar of upcoming tournaments
- 02Read the regulationsDates, format, entry fee
- 03Come to the Chess House50 Khanjyan St., Yerevan
News
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Regulations, results, national ratings and categories of all tournaments since 2014.
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Armenia's top 20
#PlayerRating
1
Haik M. MartirosyanGM
2669
2
Shant SargsyanGM
2648
3
Aram HakobyanGM
2644
4
Robert HovhannisyanGM
2637
5
Gabriel SargissianGM
2614
6
Samvel Ter-SahakyanGM
2609
7
Sergei MovsesianGM
2599
8
Manuel PetrosyanGM
2576
9
Emin OhanyanGM
2539
10
Zaven AndriasianGM
2528
#PlayerRating
11
Tigran L. PetrosianGM
2513
12
Artur DavtyanGM
2508
13
Tigran K. HarutyunyanGM
2505
14
Arman MikaelyanGM
2499
15
SS
Sergey Sklokin-BagiyanIM
2498
16
Mamikon GharibyanGM
2493
17
Karen H. GrigoryanGM
2464
18
AD
Arsen DavtyanIM
2456
19
Erik R. GasparyanIM
2450
20
Rafael A VaganianGM
2431
#PlayerRating
1
Mariam MkrtchyanWGM
2421
2
Elina DanielianGM
2391
3
Lilit MkrtchianIM
2368
4
Lilit GalojanIM
2292
5
Anna KhachatryanWIM
2184
6
PK
Polina KobakWIM
2184
7
Susanna GaboyanWIM
2172
8
Siranush AndriasyanWIM
2108
9
AH
Anahit H. Mkrtchyan
2094
10
MG
Milena Gasparyan
2077
#PlayerRating
11
NH
Nvard HayrapetyanWFM
2077
12
VK
Veronika KhachatryanWCM
2071
13
MA
Mariam AvetisyanWFM
2070
14
SA
Sona AsatryanWIM
2059
15
SK
Sona KrkyasharyanWFM
2037
16
AA
Ani AvetisyanWFM
2026
17
AH
Astghik HakobyanWFM
2015
18
AM
Angelina MirakyanWCM
2009
19
EM
Emma Mkhitaryan
1980
20
AM
Anahit Muradyan
1953
#PlayerRating
1
Emin OhanyanGM
2539
2
SS
Sergey Sklokin-BagiyanIM
2498
3
AD
Arsen DavtyanIM
2456
4
Erik R. GasparyanIM
2450
5
VH
Vache HovakimyanFM
2426
6
VA
Vahe A. SukiasyanIM
2418
7
EH
Edgar HayrapetyanFM
2416
8
BA
Benik AgasarovIM
2407
9
RP
Robert PiliposyanIM
2400
10
EH
Erik HakobyanIM
2397
#PlayerRating
11
Aleks SahakyanIM
2383
12
MM
Mikayel ManvelyanFM
2374
13
RP
Rudolf PashikyanFM
2364
14
TA
Tyhran AmbartsumianFM
2353
15
VT
Volodya TorosyanFM
2351
16
MR
Mikayel RostomyanFM
2338
17
VG
Valter GyurjinyanFM
2328
18
EA
Edgar AndreasyanFM
2323
19
MA
Manvel ArakelyanFM
2323
20
AM
Aren MnatsakanyanCM
2293
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About us
The Chess House in numbers
The Tigran Petrosian Chess House and Sports School is located in Yerevan, at 50 Khanjyan Street. The building was built in 1970 and bears the name of the 9th World Champion Tigran Petrosian. It is home to a chess school and, together with the Armenian Chess Association, hosts qualification, rated, rapid and blitz tournaments.
1970the year the House was built
14coaches
425news in the archive
328documents since 2014
985active FIDE players (ARM)
Our team
Sports school
Ararat SantryanHonoured Coach of Armenia, FIDE Master
Tigran PoghosyanHonoured Coach of Armenia, FIDE Master
Anushavan ArakelyanInternational Arbiter
Davit KaratorosyanInternational Master
Arman HayrapetyanInternational Master
Erna KhalafyanArmenian women's champion, Master of Sport
Tigran PetrosianInternational Master
Arusyak AghasaryanCoach
Kamo GrigoryanCoach
Lusik KlnjyanCoach
Yervand HakobyanCoach
Sevak BaghdasaryanCoach
Arman GhevondyanCoach
Anahit MelkonyanCoach
Menua HakobyanSports school student
Alisa PetrosyanSports school student
Mikayel SargsyanSports school student
Ariana ChilingaryanSports school student
Areg ManasyanSports school student
Araks AvetisyanSports school student
Lilit KasinyanSports school student
Nelli JalalyanSports school student
Natali AfiyanSports school student
Emma MkhitaryanSports school student
Ani TavakalyanSports school student
The name we bear
Memories of T. Petrosian
Tigran Petrosian
USSR and International Grandmaster (1952), 9th World Champion (1963–1966 after defeating M. Botvinnik, 1966–1969 after defeating B. Spassky), PhD in philosophy, editor-in-chief of the weekly “64” (1968–1977).
In Armenia, the 1963 Botvinnik–Petrosian match turned into days of national awakening.
1929born
1952grandmaster
1963World Champion
H-dayan, CC BY-SA 3.0
The building
History of the building
One of the capital's most important sports buildings
The Chess House is one of the capital's most important sports buildings (architects Zh. Meshcheryakova, R. Manukyan; artists H. Bdeyan, D. Babayan, 1970). It bears the name of two-time World Champion Tigran Petrosian. The building has an unusual triangular shape resembling a chess rook, and its facade is decorated with seven stylised chess pieces forged from copper.
1970year built
7copper chess pieces on the facade
50 Khanjyan St.Yerevan
Photos
All photosThe Chess House
Contacts
How to find us
- Address
- 50 Khanjyan St., Yerevan 0025, Armenia
- Phone
- (010) 55-46-47
(010) 52-64-64 (administration) - t.petrosyanchesshouse@gmail.com
