Mher Hovhannisyan is an Armenian-Belgian chess grandmaster.

Mher Hovhannisyan
CountryArmenia (until 2014)
Belgium (since 2014)
Born (1978-09-25) September 25, 1978 (age 46)
Gyumri, Armenia
TitleGrandmaster (2018)[1]
FIDE rating2409 (November 2024)
Peak rating2536 (September 2014)

Chess career

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In May 2013, he tied for first place with Vladimir Dobrov, Sipke Ernst, David Miedema, and Daniel Hausrath in the Limburg Festival.[2] He ultimately finished second due to tiebreaks.

In August 2014, he won the Charleroi Open with a score of 7.5/9, finishing ahead of 226 participants.[3]

In July 2022, he served as the captain of the Belgian Olympiad team.[4]

In July 2024, he finished in third place at the Belgian Chess Championship, losing to winner Daniel Dardha and runner-up Stefan Beukema.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "FIDE Title Application (GM)" (PDF).
  2. ^ "International Master Mher Hovhannisyan took second place in Limburg Tournament". May 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "Mher Hovhannisyan won in Belgian chess tournament". August 18, 2014.
  4. ^ "44th Chess Olympiad: Participating teams announced". July 2, 2022.
  5. ^ "Belgian Championship: Daniel Dardha wins fourth title". July 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Belgian Championship: Daniel Dardha wins fourth title". July 15, 2024.