![]() Īkobian currently serves as assistant coach for the Saint Louis University chess team. ![]() In an Armageddon Game he defeated Lenderman and went on to a Rapid Match against Kamsky that ended 1.5 for Kamsky to 0.5 to Akobian, granting Kamsky the title and making Akobian the runner-up in the 2014 U.S. Chess Championship at Saint Louis he tied for first with Gata Kamsky and Aleksandr Lenderman, going to a three players playoff to decide who would become champion. In May 2014, he was the fifth highest-rated player in the US, with a FIDE rating of 2643. In 2007, Akobian was featured on MTV's True Life documentary series, in an episode titled "I'm a Genius". He also took part in the Chess World Cup 2009 and was knocked out by Ruslan Ponomariov in the second round. This qualified him for the Chess World Cup 2007, where he was eliminated in the first round. ![]() Born on December 27, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois, Emory Tate had a deep-seated love for chess from a young age. He was the father of renowned influencers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate. He had a life and career that remain an inspiration for chess enthusiasts worldwide. In 2007 he tied for 1st–8th with Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Shabalov, Darmen Sadvakasov, Zviad Izoria, Victor Mikhalevski, Magesh Chandran Panchanathan and Justin Sarkar in the Miami Open and came equal first in the American Continental Championship in Cali, Colombia. was an American International Chess Master. In 2006 he tied for first in the San Marino tournament with a performance rating of 2796. He won the World Open tournament in Philadelphia on three separate occasions he shared first place in 2002 and won it outright in 20. Opening Up the Board with Open Chess Games In chess, open games are defined by the moves 1.e4 e5. In 2001, he moved to the United States and one week after his 20th birthday in November 2003, earned the title of Grandmaster. Chess career Īkobian, an Armenian American, became an International Master at age 16. He played on the bronze-medal-winning U.S. Originally from Armenia, he now resides in St. Varuzhan Akobian ( Armenian: Վարուժան Հակոբյան, born 19 November 1983 in Yerevan, Soviet Union) is an Armenian-born American chess Grandmaster. Not to be confused with Vladimir Akopian.
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