Artur Chibukhchian

Artur Chibukhchian, born in 1979,^[1][2] is an International Master, Grandmaster, and FIDE Trainer from Armenia.^[3] He has played 183 chess games from 1994 to 2019.^[4] He is regarded as a specialist in aggressive openings like the King's Indian Defence and Sicilian Defence.^[5][6][7]

Artur Chibukhchian
Country	Armenia
Born	(1979-10-06) October 6, 1979 (age 45)
Title	Grandmaster (2009)
Peak rating	2500 (March 2010)

Career achievements

Chibukhchian started with a FIDE rating of 2250.^[4] He obtained the International Master (IM) title in 1998 and the Grandmaster (GM) title in 2009 after his highest achieved FIDE rating of 2502.^[8][6]

Notable games

Year	Opponent Players	Tournament	Game	Notes
2009	Andrei-Mihai Bonte	European Championship	Queen's Gambit Declined: Chigorin Defense	[9]
2017	Fier	Tsaghkadzor Open	An instructive strategic win in the Queen's Pawn Game	[10]
2019	Levon Babujian	12th Asrian Memorial	Queen Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation	[11][10]
2022	Bizhigitov	Almaty Academy Dec IM	Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch	[10]

References

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5. "The Best Chess Games of Artur Chibukhchian". Chess.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
6. GmbH, ChessBase. "Artur Chibukhchian player profile". ChessBase Players. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
7. "70th Armenian Championship 2010 | The Week in Chess". theweekinchess.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
8. "Chibukhchian, Artur". ratings.fide.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
9. "Andrei-Mihai Bonte vs Artur Chibukhchian (2009)". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
10. "Artur Chibukhchian chess games - 365Chess.com". www.365chess.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
11. "Artur Chibukhchian vs Levon Babujian (2019)". www.chessgames.com. Retrieved 2023-09-22.